MAASTRICHT PENINSULA

MAASTRICHT PENINSULA

During my Studies at "Maastricht School of Management (MSM)". I have opportunity to visit and explore the city in deep. Today, I have plan to visit the Maas River bank, Maas is a major European rivers, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands. Usually the weather of Maastricht is unpredictable but the weather was great. Little sun shines from the clubs, make it very beautiful. I take my phone and headphone to listen my favorite music. 

A Beautiful White Goose near lack.

In a few minutes, I was in the residential area of Maastricht. Beautiful design houses and the interior of the in front of houses shows that hobbes of the people living them. Just think, about Pakistan and how far away we are from this life style and assess the basic facilities of life. On the front of the house, a small channel of lake and it's become wider-n-wider, when you travelling on west side. At the corner of the house the channel is a small wood bridge and the view of the lake was so beautiful. The reflection of sunshine coming from the tree surrounding the lake, make it so beautiful and romantic. In stop for a moment and try to enjoy the the beauty of the lake. In few minute later, in look around the lake, there were birds in the lake and it's bank side, like Goose, Mallard (Wild Eend) and other birds. When, I was on the bridge, I saw that, the lake has lot's of fish. 

Standing in the De Lage Weerd (Little Weerd), Maastricht

Randwijck, Camp of Travel Trailers at Maastricht

After staying 15 minutes, on the residential area lake, I walk on the west side of the side toward Muse river. After crossing Limburglaan Road, I was in front Provincial House of Maastricht building. I start my Maastricht Peninsula visit from De Lage Weerd (Little Weerd). my Dutch instructor about the meaning of "Weerd", she told me that it's mean a place.  Little weerd is a former gravel island in a floodplain on the east side of Meuse river. In their is sign board, which aware the visitor that the park have wild horses, keep a 15 meter distance from them and don't try to feed them anything with your hands. The place was beautiful and lot's of flower around the park. There were lot's of sign of wild horses, but, I can't see any horse in the park. Walk on the west side of the De Lage Weerd was a nice experience for me thing about the beauty of nature and it's impact on mind. The view of the river look beautiful from park and approximately 1200 meters walk on the bank side of the park, I was at the reached at the exit point of the park. I walk slowly on the Lage Weerd on the south side of the river, toward Randwijck. Randwijk is a camp Travel Trailers and a small private port. The area is size with a security bars, with a notice board of private area. The travel trailers are old in their design, but the sequence and the surrounding the area make it very beautiful. On other side of the camp site, the river become wide and some fisher man site of the river side, with their fishing rod. I believe, that the fishing on the romantic site was a great experience for someone life.

Wild Horses in the park, Maastricht, The Netherlands

The Netherlands and Belgium Border from Muse River

I continue walking on the south side of the river. The old couples with on the road side with their dogs and enjoy the nice weather of Maastricht. I continue to walk to my final destination, which was to visit the Maastricht Peninsula. Walking about 900 meters the land become open and divide into two part, north side and east side. On east side, there is river boats yard and on north side, the river area open and become wide. On the west side, a beautiful cattle (now used a hotel) and a open area restaurant. There were few family, maybe on picnic and bicycling. On south side, the river divide the land in two parts and a long strip of land (approximately 1100 meters long). The land be is cover from both side and the distance of the two banks was 50 meters. The area is closed with bar and you can enter only from a walk gate. When, I enter in the park, the area was so beautiful and romantic. I can see the river banks and boats in the rivers. When a river floating in the river and make waves in the water. After walking approximately 80 meters, i saw group of wild horses on my way. For a moments, i scare but, later I saw a couple was coming from opposite of the park. When, they reached near horses and the old lady start feeding some apples to the horses. She feed them some apples and give me some apples to feed them. Feeding the wild horses with my hand was a scary and a pleasant experience for me. After spending few minutes with horses, I continue my walk toward to reach the endpoint of the land or Maastricht Peninsula.After walk to the small piece of land in 45 minutes, I reached on the end point of land. Only few meters away from Belgium border.