Final Day in Maastricht: Through Pictures - A Look at Maastricht University

Picking up where the last post stopped...through the glass doors is the main lobby and staircase...

Classes are up the stairs and the computer lab and printing is immediately to the left. Spent a LOT of time in there printing off both papers...and airline tickets!


Down this hallway, which is up those stairs and to the left, is one of the really neat lecture halls. Sadly we couldn't go in to take pictures, but the lecture hall looks like the inside of a small brick chapel. Real neat.


This is right at the top of those stairs. During the middle of school days, it's jam packed with students drinking coffee, chatting and studying.


This is straight ahead...where the food is! It also leads to other areas of school. Confusingly, certain floors are accessible by only certain staircases. Makes for an interesting first day!


This was one of my favorite stops! This cafe sold coffee, little muffins (see below!) and other tasty treats. It's all paid for on our UM card, which we had to load cash on to beforehand. To pay with straight cash was more expensive.


These marvelous muffins were only a euro each! My favorite snack to get through 2 hour-long classes.


This is the best photo I could get of the 'Mensa' or cafeteria. They were closed at this point in time, but when open, they have all sorts of hot and cold food available, drinks (which you can see in this picture) and of course, desserts. I only ate there a few times, as it was pretty spendy. The cold pasta salads were my go-to though, very fulfilling and delicious!


This window looks out on the courtyard that's smack in the middle of the building. When this tree was in blossom, it was simply stunning. HUGE magnolia flowers which caught my attention every time I'd pass the window.


Had to show this particular staircase. Neat eh? Sadly though, this was the way to get to my least favorite class...the dreaded accounting.


Back out in the courtyard, this is looking back at the main entrance...AND all the bikes! This is a hazardous place to walk sometimes, with both cars and bikes coming and going constantly. But neat picture that needed to be shared. Then, if in the particular spot, you turn 180 degrees...


...you can walk to the library by heading down this direction. This parking lot is significantly sloped, so walking back up is a workout.


Past that parking lot is this building - the Music building! I enjoyed walking past it as different instruments and voices could be heard clearly at all times of the day as students practiced. And if you followed the brick road around to the left, the library awaits. But today...we took a FUN new route...check out the next post!