#56 - Ruhrsee

This weekend me and a couple of friends decided to go on a small trip. As one of them was told by someone at their univeristy about a place with lakes and lovely scenery, we decided to go to Ruhrsee.Although the weather was not the best (and thankfully it didn't rain) it was still a really nice place to visit. What I noticed the most was how quiet it seemed to be in the area. Just looking around makes you feel peaceful.

Ruhrsee is a small village on the bank of a river, which connects several lakes. We took a boat trip along one of them to a dam, which looked very interesting. It also had what looked like steps for a giant going down the side. Also, in the After higher area of the water stopped by the dam (I don't know the technical name for it) you could see the sun reflect in the water, and as it wasn't too bright and also because there were clouds, and also due to the stillness of the water, it looked as though there was something under the water glowing.

Going back and quickly having something to eat, we got on another boat and this time headed in an opposite direction, passing sailing boats and people swimming. Although the bus ride took almost 2 horus to get there, it was worth it. Perhaps I will visit there again for a week on holiday in the future, and swim and sail in the beauty!

#54 - Maastricht

On the weekend I went with a small group of us from the summer course on a day trip to Maastricht. It doesn't take very long on the bus, and the return ticket only costs 5 Euro so it was quite cheap!

Maastricht Main Train Station

Maastricht as a town was very nice. There are quite a lot old building facades and the river is also a nice sight. The weather helped a lot by being very sunny and warm! We took a walk around the centre and town area, looking at the lots of shops they have. Most of them are quite expensive though so nobody bought anything!


We did have some waffles there, and they were delicious! I asked for a chocolate one, and basically to make that you take a normal waffle and push chocolate sticks into the middle of it, and the heat from the waffle melts it a little after a while. The smell of them as you walk down the street is amazing!