Romantik La Butte Aux Bois -Lanaken, Maastricht

Advantages: Beautiful city, everything at walking distance
Disadvantages: maybe the weather??

...If you want to know something about Maastricht, why not ask somebody who lives there. Where is it???? Well, almost lives there. I live in Berg en Terblijt, 3 miles away from the suburbs of Maastricht. This is definitely not Holland. Holland is flat with lots of canals. Maastricht lies in the province of Limburg, a hilly landscape in the lower right hand corner of the Netherlands. Belgium is right next to Maastricht, Germany is a 15 minutes drive away. Even the city of Luxemburg is closer than Amsterdam. If you want to get here you can fly directly from London almost everyday to Maastricht-Aachen Airport. Aachen is a German city 20 miles from Maastricht. You can also take the ferry to Antwerpen or Oostende in Belgium, or to Hoek van Holland (from Harwich), and drive to Maastricht in about one and a half hour. Third possibility... Read review

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Advantages: Boulogne Sur Mer... A Gorgeous Seaside Town
Disadvantages: None to Speak of...

...and accommodating. It is also extremely good value, starting from about EU100 a night per double for a very spacious room. Other popular hotels in Boulogne include the Faidherbe, which is a perennial presence in guidebooks, and La Matelote, on Boulevarde Ste Beuve. Boulogne has no shortage of wonderful restaurants, but as we were travelling with a baby, we didn't go to any particularly good ones… we simply chose busy-looking places with outdoor seating where he could be entertained without disturbing anyone. Talk about altruism. Anyway, whilst all of our meals were perfectly fine, next time we visit Boulogne we shall definitely be going to Aux Pêcheurs d'Etaples, a seafood restaurant with an unimpeachable reputation, located just near the fish market. I wandered past it a couple of times and glanced mournfully through the windows… GETTING THERE... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting, cheap and close to Maastricht
Disadvantages: Cold and dark with uneven, sandy ground floors

...The St. Pietersberg Caves are just on the edge of Maastricht and near the boarder of Netherlands and Belgium in the southern Province of Netherlands called Limburg. Maastricht is the capitol city of Limburg. The caves date from Roman Times, before Christ, but were used and lived in as recently as WWII as an escape from Hitler's occupying forces. There are 2-hour tours inside the caves, which are cold enough for the guides to offer 'loan' jackets for sightseers to borrow while inside the caves and also tours conducted in English are available. What you see is incredible drawings and artwork (drawings and paintings) and intricate sculpture from the soft pale yellow sandstone, of which the caves are made. The guides, carrying gas lanterns and flashlights, will give you detailed information about the history of the caves... Read review

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