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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. To be updated

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By TLexie
July 3rd 2009

Luxembourg Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

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Today we took a day trip to Luxembourg City...the train ride was about three hours and was, to me, almost the best part of the trip...the country is beautiful and gets progressively so the closer to the border and closer to the mountains you get...we spent a little time in the city exploring and had a great time...we are now on our last day in Bruxelles...most of the day is preparation for the rest of the trip which will be spent driving aimlessly through wine country near the Rhine...we have an idea of where our destinations are, but depending on how [View Full Entry]

By namaste
July 2nd 2009

Luxembourg Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

Photo 14

Luxembourg is not only a city, its a huge country :) [View Full Entry]

By JulianGT
June 6th 2009

The Road Home Europe » Luxembourg

Final stop: Oetrange
As close to home as I can get by rail

And so, two months after getting onto a train in Beijing, I got off one in Luxembourg. As easy as that really. That brings me to the end of my Silk Road journey. The Silk Road of course never was one road, but a network of trade routes, that criss-crossed their way across Asia between Europe and China and branched off to Persia and India. Most people at the time would also never have travelled all the way, but rather just a portion of the route before passing on their goods to the next trader. Neither was my own route necessarily [View Full Entry]

Being greeted off the train by dear sister..

By kifandpeter
May 21st 2009

The Little Country that Could Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

European Parliament

I don't even know how to say hello in Luxembourgerish so I'm not going to try, I should have probably added some of this on the last one but we did some stuff in Strasbourg in the morning before we left for Luxembourg. We visited the Council of Europe, which is an independent body from the EU and still has some role, I don't know how to explain it really because it's ridiculously complicated and no one wants to hear me drone on and on about the inner workings and compositions of EU institutions and their competencies. With it's extravagant wood [View Full Entry]

By Katie and Lynsey
May 7th 2009

Vacation from our vacation Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

We have had an amazing week here in Luxembourg, we caught up on some laundry, sleep and missed meals. Katie accidentally left her glasses in Nantes at Agathe's house and they kindly mailed them to Luxembourg so our stay here was a little longer then planned as we were waiting for the package to arrive not that we minded staying a few extra nights! Thursday we got to sleep in and stay in our PJs the whole day! Friday went for a walk around Sarah's little village Delhiem while Valerie slaved away in the kitchen all day preparing a delicious 7 [View Full Entry]

By Katie and Lynsey
May 1st 2009

April showers bring May flowers Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

Already a month in... unbelievable! Had a great weekend with Agathe hung out with her friends and toured around Nantes Her mom took us to the west coast on sunday Beautiful day! she showed us how they harvest the salt from the ocean they diverge the water into little streams each more shallow than the previous until their is only a few inches of salt water which they separate into fields. during the summer the sun heats up the shallow pools and the water evaporates leaving just the salt to be harvested by hand its really interesting to see the process [View Full Entry]

By travislyon
April 16th 2009

Luxembourg Europe » Luxembourg

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ok just want to get Luxembourg's flag in, even if it's a knock off of France's flag. I'm paying a lot for internet now so you only get one picture. Peace [View Full Entry]

By brownlm2
March 24th 2009

Family Visit Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

So much has happened since I've last updated, but I honestly don't have time to write it all down. In reality the reason I'm updating now is for the sake of my Mom and aunt Susie. They wanted me to let everyone who knows and cares that they're having a great time in Europe. They've been really great with timing! They've managed to see much more than the average person would because of their luck with timing. Today was the only time they've really strayed from their itinerary. THey went to Cologne, Germany and stopped in Trier for less than an [View Full Entry]

By uclarissa
March 23rd 2009

Benelux: Done! Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

Adolphe Bridge
Over the Petrusse Valley

Belgium. The Netherlands. Luxembourg. Sometimes shortened to the term Benelux. I have now visited each of them! But, before I get into that, it was actually a surprisingly fun and exciting week. As you all know, Tuesday was St. Patrick’s Day. What you might not know is this is one of my absolute favorite holidays! My obsession with the Irish is shared and celebrated on this one day each when everyone expresses their love for the Irish! So, of course, I wore green, went to an Irish pub, drank a Guinness, and danced the night away. Oh, how I love St. [View Full Entry]

By brownlm2
February 20th 2009

Carnival Break Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

I can't write a lot, because I'm leaving in about an hour for Italy. I don't have class again until two Mondays from now. Carnival is a huge celebration in Europe for the beginning of Lent. People everywhere derss up in crazy costumes like clowns and jesters and theres lots of parties and parades. I'll be going to Venice, Cinque Terre (a group of five small towns), Florence, and Rome. Two random things about Europe that I have yet to mention...theres dog poop all over the side walks. When I go running I have to be sure to avoid this. One [View Full Entry]

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