This Is What I Love
André
Rieu Relaxes in The Orangery of His Castle
Photo: Marcel van Hoorn
de Limburger by Rob Cobben, June 9, '21 - Every week a well-known Limburger tells
L-magazine what he or she loves. This week: André Rieu (71), who normally
travels the world with his Johann Strauss Orchestra. But the pandemic has kept
him at home for over a year.
Waffle
stand on the Vrijthof
"Because I travel a lot – in normal times –
I like to cook when I'm at home; I cook for Marjorie, myself, the children and
friends. I don't have a favorite restaurant or café. But I can't resist the
temptation of the waffle stand that is on the Vrijthof during our
concerts."
Favorite
store: none
"I do not have a favorite store either. I'm
someone who sees something nice and buys it, impulsively. That could be in
Maastricht, or somewhere abroad. When I see a nice cardigan for Marjorie
hanging in a shop window in Vienna, I buy it. The size is always right. And I
know her taste."
My
place: Orangery in the garden of our castle
This is what I love: André Rieu relaxes in the
orangery of his castle.
Photo: Marcel van Hoorn
"Without a doubt: the orangery in the garden
of our castle in Maastricht. That conservatory is filled with exotic plants and
flowers. Butterflies and tropical birds fly around and koi-carp swim in the
pond. It's the perfect place for me to relax."
Romeo
and Juliet, a beautiful film
"He's my idol. Franco Zeffirelli is a
fantastic opera, theatre and film director. Everything he does is done with an
incredible sense of beauty and romance and with a lot of attention to detail.
His productions are true works of art. My favorite movie is Romeo and Juliet,
also because of the beautiful music of course."
Crazy
about riestevlaoj(Rice vlaai/pastry)
"I love Mestreechse riestevlaoj . During the
pandemic I baked a cake almost every day for the entire street and for Pierre
and his family, who live next door to us."
Comic
books to learn languages
"As a child I loved to read the adventures
of Tintin. I even have all the comic book hero's books in Spanish and
Portuguese. During the corona pandemic I read them a lot. It's a way for me to
learn those languages. My son Pierre also gave me wooden statues of Tintin as a
birthday gift. Very nice!"
Appen
with the children and grandchildren
"When we're on tour, I watch new videos and
photos of my children and grandchildren every day. That is fantastic. I think I
have about 500 phone numbers in the smart phone and 5,000 pictures and videos.
I send more than fifty messages a day via WhatsApp.''
Thanks to Ineke for the article and John's
translation
