After Lochem and Antwerp we went to Maastricht. Why we chose this town, I honestly don’t recall. I know we did want a more cultural outing this time, but I don’t think we succeeded. I do remember, however, that the distribution of the rooms led to some silly situations, we presented our ‘busking’ to the people of Maastricht and we ‘partied’ as usual. If anybody remembers more, we would be delighted ……
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