Hello Andre Rieu Fans: These are our Experiences in Maastricht the week of our Maestro’s concerts.  We really enjoyed seeing
the lovely city where all of this took place.

We took a bus tour and when it ended you went back to the city by boat. Well, we missed the first boat, but this allowed us time to walk past Rieu’s home and Castle and take pictures. Andre's Castle is definitely a work in process. Except for the bus tour, we walked everywhere, sometimes 10 or more miles a day.

We watched the sound check from behind the fence, in the Village Square, with the Maestro riding around on his bike, checking it out. At one point when he came towards me, I waved my red rose at him, and he waved back at me from his bike and said "Hi"...WOW!

We really enjoyed the good food served from the numerous Café’s, but were disappointed that we could not find more souvenir shops – not even a souvenir calendar of this lovely city. I intend to have one made with the photos that we took to give to friends and relatives. Also we are going to put all of the photos we want to keep on a CD to show our family and friends.
 

We enjoyed our time at the Fan’s dinner visiting with the Fans from other countries. It was disappointing, though, that they served the meal so late that the people that were going to the concert had to miss the main course and dessert. We made up for this by going to the Vrijthof on Sunday evening and enjoyed a very good meal with friends. We had good seats that allowed us to watch the performance on the large TV screen and also see the stage.

I really believe Andre outdid himself with this concert – it was spectacular, and we cannot wait to get the DVD, so that we can understand what he said. We thought the "Three Tenors" were a great addition. Eat your heart out Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras!

This was a trip we will always remember, and cannot wait for the Maestro to come to Detroit next year.


Rieu Fans from the USA
Alice and Charles Stevens
 

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