Media history alive in Aachen
June 16, 2004 Leave a Comment
The International Newspaper Museum in Aachen displays a permanent exhibition of periodicals and newsletters in the heart of the German town since May 1931. Fueled by the private collection of Oscar von Forckenbeck which it inherited in 1886, today the House Rupenstein owns a collection of more than 160,000 papers as well as a library [...]
Wining and dining in Maastricht: from hotchpotch zoervleis to refined French cuisine
June 16, 2004 Leave a Comment
Since it gave its name to the Treaty of Maastricht, this southern city is considered to be the most European place in the Netherlands. But not only at the conference table do countries meet here. You can get a taste of Europe at the dinner table as well, in one of the many restaurants and [...]
Japanese at home in Maastricht
June 5, 2004 1 Comment
“What Japanese community?” was the primary response given when Maastricht residents were asked about the Japanese community here. But according to the municipality, Maastricht is home to about 150 Japanese residents, a small group glued together by its children and its strong value of education. The Dutch-Japanese relationship has a long tradition, as the year 2000 marked the 400th anniversary of trading between the Netherlands and Japan, making the Dutch the first people other than the Chinese to have formal relations with the Japanese. [continued...]
