Background: Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
July 13th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City Luxembourg was not a part of my original itinerary but is so worth it! The capital city is called Luxembourg in the country of Luxembourg (go figure); it is a city built layer upon layer with steep cl ... [full story]
July 14th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City After 2 hours of me driving, we finally entered the city of Luxembourg. It was raining and grey and of course I was the only one with an umbrella or a jacket, but since it didn't rain too hard it didn ... 34 photos[full story]
June 6th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City June 5th
Do day I left Amsterdam and I head out to the city of Luxembourg. As I write this Im on the train to luxemburg right now. sitting at the window watching the world go buy, and Its a rainy day ... [full story]
June 2nd 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City Bonjour!
Sorry it has been a few days since the last update,i have been out of service region for the internet access for the blackberry...
Anyway, since i last left you, we travelled from, Lich ... 14 photos[full story]
April 7th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City I just got done exploring my sixth European country--Luxembourg! What a blessing this day trip has been. Last night I was feeling worn out and wasn't sure about making the long journey. When I woke ... [full story]
March 24th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City Cette entrée apparaît un peu tard (la grippe a touchée toute la maisonnée!) aussi chers lecteurs nous vous conseillons de relire notre dépêche de Verdun, vous vous en régalerez de nouveau d'ailleurs!
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February 20th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City We only had one night to spare for Luxembourg so it’s pretty lucky that it’s another of the ridiculously tiny countries of Europe. It’s about 2500 km2 stuck in the middle of France, ... 7 photos[full story]
January 24th 2008Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City As part of my rail pass I bought, I had the option to go to Luxembourg, and on my way from Belgium to Germany, I had a free day, so I thought, why not check out this little country called Luxembourg? ... 6 photos[full story]
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