🇳🇱 Maastricht Day Trip: Pastries, Pho & Heavenly Bookstores 🧁📚

Just spent the perfect Saturday exploring Maastricht—here's the tea! ☕ 🍎 Apple Pie at Basilica Square The city's famous for its pies, but they'd sold out of rijstevlaai (Dutch rice pudding pie) 😭. Settled for apple pie instead—crumbling crust, cinnamon-kissed filling—devoured on the steps of Our Lady Basilica with the breeze playing DJ. *10/10 vibes*. ⚡ Eclair Disappointment €5.50 for a meh eclair? Bold choice, patisserie. (Tasted like any Parisian bakery's leftovers—fight me.) 🍜 Pho Showdown Found a hyped Vietnamese spot... but Amsterdam's Little Saigon still reigns supreme for my spice-craving soul. (Pro tip: Ask for extra chili oil!) 📚 Heavenly Bookstore Drama Visited the iconic Dominicanen Bookstore (a *13th-century church* turned bookstore). Got side-eyed for taking photos—apparently whispering "wow" too loudly is a crime. 😅 Still, those Gothic arches? Worth the shame. 🎭 Museum Madness Bonnefanten Museum: Stunning art... until they kicked us out at 4:45 PM (closes at 5? Rude). "Modern Art" Exhibit: A dude staring at a wall for 10 mins. Deep. (Or just Dutch humor?) Toilet Art: A creepy eyeball installation? Why. 👁️ 🎪 Weekend Market Quirks From antique Jesus figurines to mysterious herbal bundles (witchcraft or just very Dutch herbs?). Also: Candles > Incense: Europeans really out here manifesting with wax flames. Same energy, different aesthetic. Final Verdict: Maastricht’s like that quirky cousin—unexpectedly charming, occasionally confusing, but always serving looks (and carbs). 📍 Revisit List: Actually try rijstevlaai Storm the museum at opening time Find out what’s up with the eyeball toilet #MaastrichtDiaries #DutchTreats #PhoEverDisappointed #BookstoreShaming #ArtOrAbsurdity #WeekendVibes #EuroTravel