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2026 Our Own Story Maastricht July concerts

The first person we met in the Helmstraat when we arrived was Heather’s favorite police officer Sander!

Heather Jamieson and her cousin Jen. Having sushi for dinner at Sashimi’s.

Meeting more fan- friends at “de la Bourse”. Thanks Al for the Maple Syrop!

Ha, ha, oops, Ruud’s view when we watched André outside!

Fireworks and snow on the Vrijthof. Snow during a heatwave in our country, how is that possible?

My revenge-photo. Ha, ha, Ruud!

A new merchandise shop opened at Hotel Derlon, (OLV square). Promoted by the appearance of Mascot “Little André”, sometimes as a surprise prior to a concert.

His hairstyle is based on André’s childhood hero "Tintin" Photo below: Lotte (from Andre RieuTravel team) runs the shop. Pierre’s daughter Lieke (long hair) assists her.

Quality time at Derlon’s terrace, meeting more friends

Hi sir, we remember you

Barbara Fischer, from Germany

Elisabeth (Libby) Heinsohn-Deer from Adelaid, Australia and Debbie Kral from Florida, USA

Kenny and Connie Toong from Malaysia, now living in Canada. We have met them before 7 years ago in Maastricht! (2019)

Burning candles for a better world. Dear Mary, Star of the Sea, please help to make a better world ! André is trying, but cannot do it on his own! He needs some assistance from above. Please.

Visiting the renewed backyard of the OLV (Our Dear Lady) Basilica, with big white Casa-Blanca lillies.

Heather and her cousin Jen came from New Zealand. Jen had never been here before. She loved the images on André’s big backdrop in de concert (of the Limburg countryside) that much, that we decided to take them on a trip through the surrounding area and of course to the Three Country Point at Vaals and our highest “mountain”.

We started at EIJSDEN castle and hit the icecream parlor, as usual.

Historic houses and the restored watermill (Volmolen) at EPEN.

Three-country point in VAALS. Highest “mountain” in the Netherlands measures 322.5 m above sea level.

Historic building in Vaals, now Van der Valk Hotel “Bloemendal”.

Castle Schaloen, near VALKENBURG

NL, Belgium, Germany. We are in Germany!

We spent another day with Richard and Linda Oswick at their summer residence at the OOSTERDRIESSEN campsite.

It was a relaxed day with plenty of food and drink, resting, and some walking.

On Wednesday 8th we attended a free concert at the “Pandhof” (courtyard of the St Servaas basilica). Laura Engel was there with her mother and the kids. And more friends were there!!

The evening concluded with a drink at Revue.

You all know the story of the Musketeer d'Artagnan, who fought for his French king, Louis XIV, in the 17th century. The intention was to capture Maastricht, but he fell in the battle and the French troops retreated. He was, therefore, technically an enemy of Maastricht, yet strangely enough, he is honored here and even received a statue. Ruud and Ineke are interested in history and read about a horse graveyard from that wartime period, excavated in 2010 in the Meuse Valley near Borgharen. Why no statue for those 67 fallen horses? We went to take a look!

Only a memorial needle and a plaque

A simple exhibition with photos of the excavation was on display at the nearby Hartelstein castle farm.

The excavations in 2010 in a ditch at the Maasvalley. 67 horses from the French army. By way of a memorial monument, an artist created a work of art by placing 67 boulders, each representing a horse.