Maastricht Underground

It was our last in the Dutch province of Limburg. We packed up our luggage and did a bit of tidying up, which is a family thing. We always strip the beds and sort the rubbish out. It's our way of saying thank you to our hosts.

We then drove back to Maastricht as we'd bought tickets to see the tunnels that had been dug into the ground under the city. There were over 20,000 tunnels originally but due to collapses (the large empty spaces, marked instorting) and modern-day mining everything about the red line in the picture), there are only 8,000 tunnels, adding up to over 250 kilometres. The guide told us to stick together with him as there were a lot of tunnels branching off from the one he took us on and he said that if we got separated from the group, it was very unlikely we'd find our way out again. People had gotten lost in the tunnels and never got out. Scary.

We then had a meal and headed home. It took about 3½ hours to get home due to traffic and rain. The journey should have only taken 2½ hours. Little Man was an angel and was very well-behaved for almost the entire journey.

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