Putting the DU in Dutch

Hey everyone!

Well I had a great week. Mom made the trip out here to Maastricht. She arrived last Saturday and stayed with family in Brussels. On sunday morning mom took the train up to Maastricht and I met her at the train station. We spent the rest of the day exploring Maastricht, getting mom set up in her B&B. I still had classes last week so I wasn't able to hang out with mom 24/7 but on monday mom and I had a nice breakfast before class. After class we met up and explored the Maastricht Christmas market and went out to a nice dinner. I even took mom to watch the Swans game at the local pub. Her treat! On tuesday mom and I took the train 25min to the town of Vaulkenberg to see their Christmas market. It seemed like a really cool idea because the market was in the caves. When we got there we realized it was basically a tourist trap. None the less we enjoyed some brauts and had fun. I had to leave mom early on tuesday because I had to study for my Dutch Art history final.

On Wednesday I had to take my final. Afterwards I met up with mom and we took a few of my friends out to a really nice dinner. On thursday Mom and I spent time in the Maastricht museum, took a walk to the local fort, went on the ferris wheel and went out to an italian dinner. On friday we got an early start. We caught the bus over to Aachen, Germany to see the christmas market and Charlemagne's church. It was a great day. Unfortunately mom had to leave friday night and stay in Brussels in order to catch her flight saturday morning. It was a great week! It was good to see mom and show her the sights!

Sorry for the lame post, I am writing this on my break from studying for my comparative government final.

I have one more final and one more paper and then I am home free. Wish me luck!

Here are some pics from the week: