Showing posts with label Tunnels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tunnels. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Mergelgrotten...

This is the most amazing series of tunnels that started as a sandstone mine hundreds of years ago. 

In the 1940's, when hiding from the bombing, over 50,000 people lived in these cold and totally dark tunnels.

They were there for so long that people created artwork on the walls and even advertising signs for things to buy or do in nearby Maastricht.






It was an amazing experience to walk through the caves..... although my camera and my glasses blurred from the humidity when we walked back out into the rain.