Just an hour’s journey from Maastricht was the beautiful historic city of Aachen. As the birthplace of Holy Roman Emperor and ‘founding father of Europe, Charlemagne, there was a lot of history to discover. The Dom, pictured, is where Charlemagne was buried and where kings and queens were crowned for 600 years.
Spring was beginning to bloom in the city and the square outside the Dom was attracting crowds enjoying the atmosphere, sunshine and ice cream.
I made a vow to do some sketching during my travels, so I brought my sketchbook and pen with me to quickly capture some impressions of the Dom and Ratskeller.
