Word of the day: Straat Fest (Street Fest)
This weekend we are staying in Maastricht, and heading to the town's street fest taking place at the Vrijthof.
Lucky for us the weather somewhat cleared up after a somewhat miserable day of rain, so we headed over to the fest around 7pm. The plans included meeting up with a few of Steve's co-workers, all who were really nice. The fest is just as you... similar to DG's Heritage Fest or any other small scale street fest of Chicago. It hosts local restaurants and live entertainment. No rides. Here the people actually dress up for the fest!! So I felt a tiny bit under-dressed, but could have been worse :)
They also surprisingly served all the wine and beer in glassware, not plastic like in the states. I think I only heard one sound of glass shattering later in the evening. Could you imagine that in the states?!?! ... hardly! ... we don't know how to behave. hummmph??? They even had waiters coming around taking order and taking back empties!
Toward the end of the night, I believe it was supposed to be one of the best well-known artists from Maastricht performing on the main stage. I couldn't tell you his name or make out myself what he was singing since it was in Dutch, so I asked one of Steve's co-workers what the song was about. The first one was about finding a lost vespa (scooter) and the second was about wanting to go outside. Interesting huh? Here is a picture of the act. Sorry that it is a little hard to make-out, but I thought he looked like he was from the 80s with a mullet!
The night was then capped off with a walk home in the rain. Again, I now carry my umbrella with me everywhere, so we were all good!
Till next time...
Sarah
Lucky for us the weather somewhat cleared up after a somewhat miserable day of rain, so we headed over to the fest around 7pm. The plans included meeting up with a few of Steve's co-workers, all who were really nice. The fest is just as you... similar to DG's Heritage Fest or any other small scale street fest of Chicago. It hosts local restaurants and live entertainment. No rides. Here the people actually dress up for the fest!! So I felt a tiny bit under-dressed, but could have been worse :)
They also surprisingly served all the wine and beer in glassware, not plastic like in the states. I think I only heard one sound of glass shattering later in the evening. Could you imagine that in the states?!?! ... hardly! ... we don't know how to behave. hummmph??? They even had waiters coming around taking order and taking back empties!
Toward the end of the night, I believe it was supposed to be one of the best well-known artists from Maastricht performing on the main stage. I couldn't tell you his name or make out myself what he was singing since it was in Dutch, so I asked one of Steve's co-workers what the song was about. The first one was about finding a lost vespa (scooter) and the second was about wanting to go outside. Interesting huh? Here is a picture of the act. Sorry that it is a little hard to make-out, but I thought he looked like he was from the 80s with a mullet!
The night was then capped off with a walk home in the rain. Again, I now carry my umbrella with me everywhere, so we were all good!
Till next time...
Sarah
Haha too funny about the mullet guy! Looks like a blast though. Only like 11 more months till we visit! xoxo, Melisa
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