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Last weekend I went to the Lindt chocolate factory in Aachen and then I crossed the border to visit Maastricht. An extraordinary pleasant weather came to this region and I could not miss this opportunity, especially when in Romania it's cold, rainy and earthquakeky. I hope it didn't scare you too much.
Last weekend I went to the Lindt chocolate factory in Aachen and then I crossed the border to visit Maastricht. An extraordinary pleasant weather came to this region and I could not miss this opportunity, especially when in Romania it's cold, rainy and earthquakeky. I hope it didn't scare you too much.
We left Cologne at 10 o'clock and in one hour we were already at the factory's parking place. And guess what? It was full. But once in a while a car left and one more free place appeared. After some waiting we got a place to park and we went to the entrance. Guess what? Another queue. It's not even a week apart from the vote queue. But surprisingly everything went smoothly and suddenly we were inside. OMG! A lot of shelves full with different chocolate assortments, one better than the other. You can take individual pieces or packed, classic or specific to this season. It's like a hive, everybody is filling the carts. Huge lines at the exit, workers with muscle pain, chocolate smell in the air. After 40 min we were out, satisfied but with less cash in our pockets. Anyway, taking into account the factory discounts it was worth it.
Lindt is a Swiss chocolate brand that was launched in 1845. Since then it expanded and you can find factories in 6 countries: Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Italy and USA. In Cologne there's a chocolate museum with Lindt experts. Following the floors of the museum you travel through the chocolate history. In the middle you will be served with a waffle dipped in fresh chocolate from a fountain. And at the end you can create you own assortment. Yum!
Lindt is a Swiss chocolate brand that was launched in 1845. Since then it expanded and you can find factories in 6 countries: Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Italy and USA. In Cologne there's a chocolate museum with Lindt experts. Following the floors of the museum you travel through the chocolate history. In the middle you will be served with a waffle dipped in fresh chocolate from a fountain. And at the end you can create you own assortment. Yum!
After the sweet stop we crossed the border into the Netherlands and parked the car in Maastricht. Expensive... The 121 thousand people city was settled during the Roman empire, but it's known thanks to the treaty that marked the birth of the European Union in 1992.
The kind sun was a perfect fit in the cityscape and animated both inhabitants and tourists to walk the streets of the city. The Maas river is crossed by two central bridges, one of them from the 13th century. The dutch are very proud of it. On the other side of the train station starts the old town. An interesting objective is the Dominican church that was transformed into a bookstore. In the altar you can have a coffee or a lemonade. The walk brought us to the central plaza where you can relieve you hunger with a portion of dutch chips in a paper cornet. In the city hall square you can find the statue of Jean-Pierre Minckelers, the man that invented the gas lamp. If you put a 1 Euro coin, a fireball comes out of the statue. Freaky Dutch people... With the sunset in our backs and with a lot of new memories we headed home after this short trip.
Tonight starts the Christmas Markets season in Cologne, so see you there!
R.C.
The kind sun was a perfect fit in the cityscape and animated both inhabitants and tourists to walk the streets of the city. The Maas river is crossed by two central bridges, one of them from the 13th century. The dutch are very proud of it. On the other side of the train station starts the old town. An interesting objective is the Dominican church that was transformed into a bookstore. In the altar you can have a coffee or a lemonade. The walk brought us to the central plaza where you can relieve you hunger with a portion of dutch chips in a paper cornet. In the city hall square you can find the statue of Jean-Pierre Minckelers, the man that invented the gas lamp. If you put a 1 Euro coin, a fireball comes out of the statue. Freaky Dutch people... With the sunset in our backs and with a lot of new memories we headed home after this short trip.
Tonight starts the Christmas Markets season in Cologne, so see you there!
R.C.
