Last Sunday was a nice day; the sun was shinning, there was this beautiful blue sky without any clouds and to top it all.. It was really hot! Jannie and me didn’t want to stay at home and so we already had decided to do something cool if the weather was great… And believe me it was really a nice weather!

Anyway, for some times we wanted to explore the Southern part of The Netherlands, Valkenburg and Vaals to be exactly. The Southern part of The Netherlands is really beautiful because of it’s landscapes and off course because of the history! Luckily for us, both cities aren’t that far from our house.

When we arrived in Valkenburg we went to the Chairlift which will take take you to the 90 meters higher! While sitting in the chairlift, you’ll get this view:

As you can see the view is pretty awesome! When you’re at the top of the “hill”, you can eat and drink at a cosy restaurant.
Beside the chairlift there’s also a toboggan slide, which is always fun to do, right? With the toboggan slides with has a length of 325 and 375 meters you can slide down the hill.

After walking around in Valkenburg, we moved to our next point; Vaals. Like Valkenburg, Vaals is also a very unique place. It borders on both Belgium and Germany. The two borders meet on the Drielandenpunt, which is also a few hundred meters from the highest point of the Netherlands (300 somewhat meter higher), the Vaalserberg.

Going to  Drielandenpunten was very easy, but going to the city was a bit harder. Why? Because almost ALL the roads were closed because of  a bicycle race! Any that couldn’t spoil our day..
After exploring the town (after a long way of looking for a way to go to the center of Vaals) having a very delicious Italian ice cream, walking to Germany.. It was “time” to head back home.

Next weekend is going to be a “long” weekend as we’re closed at the office on Monday, so we’re looking for a nice town which we can explore again.. Any ideas?

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