http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Luxembourg en-us Sun, 08 Nov 09 20:19:15 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 09 20:19:15 +0000 So what perfect way to start off a trip to beautiful France than...wait for it...LUXEMBOURG Saturday evening after donning our bussen to France we watched Amelie a very crazy French movie on our way to the southern coast of Zealand. We then boarded a huge ferry bussen and all and chugged across the Baltic to Germany. It was rough waters that night and we could feel the ferry swaying back a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/blog-447534.html Of all the places that I visited I think the one country I would be most excited to go back and visited would be Luxembourg. When we decided to go to Luxembourg we decided to go to a smaller city that not that many people would go to as a change of pace from big city life. Honestly I think Trebenice gotten under our skin and left a soft little flutter in our stomachs. Driving to Clervaux was http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/blog-444187.html Four days to departure and six to commencing the trekI can't sleep at night Wake up in the middle of my dreams and dream I do every night the past week I never had so many dream nights Wow And not all dreams are about the mountains some are about smaller peaks and valleys if you know me you also know what I mean P Others are about being chased by wild animals others are hellip wel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-440457.html Last night was the test drive of the 6515 liter backpack it's huge. I loaded 17 kg of junk inlcuding a few bokks and went for a one hour walk. First on the flat road along the Moselle river and then up the steep hills amongst the vineyards. The backpack felt great. It sits on the waist and barely feels to touch the shoulders it pulls them back a bit only enough to support the pack vertical http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-439295.html Learning from the experiences of my esteemed fellow travelers I have decided to sign up early to the TravelBlog site and get a feel for it from the comfort of my couch before I am forced to stare at some medieval monitor in the sticks and type on a crunchysticky keyboard in a dimly lit cyber caf There are many interesting features in this site for which there will be no time to learn them on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-439154.html Wrapping up in Lux...We're leaving tomorrow and we still don't have a clue how this bl035035dy blog works so let's hope for the best....AdiosCA http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-436733.html Now we are writing in real time...I arrived in Luxembourg City yesterday Monday September 7th. Itook the TGV from Gare L'Est of Paris Thanks to Rodolphe... am staying at he Mercure hotel in Luxembourg City which is right in frontothe Gare Centrale...The center of the city is about 15 minutes walk...I have t say when I firs entered the city I was not too impressed but when you walk a little b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-434933.html We kept postponing this short trip but finally decided to make it today and with all the rerouting we had to do due to road construction we were on our way in the early afternoon to Luxembourg. Maybe because itrsquos the city and just not knowing the sights to see it felt like being in Strasbourg but this time it was another country. We stopped by the Gare which is smaller than Strasb http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-434683.html Ahh Luxembourg. A tiny little country sitting between Germany Belgium and France. Until 2005 I didnrsquot even know it existed Chris has been to Luxembourg for work loads of times and for awhile there it looked like there was a chance Luxembourg was going to be home for us instead of London. Thank god for that change of plans Not that Luxembourg is a bad place not at all Just not really http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-432757.html Adam and I left after a nice breakfast in Langen and drove our car to Frankfurt Main Station to pick up Robert who drove with us to Saarbruecken. The ride was fun and we talked a lot. Then Adam and I drove to Luxemburg. Even though everyone said it would be boring we liked it a lot. We found a parking spot directly in the city center and walked around enjoying the scenery. We loved the small s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/blog-429930.html Stopped on the way to Vianden for lunch at Spa where the Belgian Grand Prix is being held in a couple of weeks. Stayed at the cutest hotel for the night on Saturday then a lovely 40km bike ride along the Moselle River. Don't faint it was very flat and my townie bike with 2 gears handled it superbly. It was just gorgeous with grapevines on every available piece of land regardless of how http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Vianden/blog-429773.html Paris to Luxembourg. Martin encountered a Hens Night with a difference 1st chosen one to share an apple with the Hen much to Ariel's embarassment. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/blog-429769.html DAY 127I take the 830 train from Brussels. My travel is only 3 hours this morning and I reach my destination at 1130. Luxembourg is officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and has a population of under half a million people. Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarch it is ruled by a Grand Duke. It is the world's only remaining sovereign Grand Duc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-428561.html MoienThe weekend had finally arrived for me to visit southern Belgium. I had seen much of Flanders so far but very little of Wallonia. That would all change as my friend Louis someone who Gabrielle had put me in contact with before I left Vancouver said he would drive me around southern BelgiumI woke up early on Saturday so what else is new packed my stuff and hopped on the train at Schuman http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Vianden/blog-427080.html We had a great time catching up with Stefaan and Carine in Brussels its great to see them after such a long time and they made us so welcome. The next day after a soggy start we set off for Luxembourg. The weather turned overnight and we had to take the tent down in the rain not goodAfter a couple of hours travelling we were all quite hungry and we needed some diesel but because it was Sunda http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Vianden/blog-425618.html Hello this entry covers the week and a half I spent in Luxembourg. If you think it is a tiny place that takes an hour to drive through my advice is to try walking itFrom Burg Reuland in Belgium I walked along the valley through forest before climbing a hill to give me my first view of Luxembourg. From there I decended to the pretty village of Ouren for lunch the final stop before entering th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-424715.html July 14 18Caught the train from Cologne to Luxembourg this afternoon. What a surprise this little country was. I know I would not have taken the trip here if Tammy had not gotten a job here and moved. Tammy is the friend of mine that I stayed with in Iceland. I figured I was in Cologne why not take the short jaunt over and see her. The city is quite picturesque. Itrsquos also quite easy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-421830.html Here are few pics for those who have followed us the last few weeks. We are in Luxembourg the city and country where I grew up before moving to Asia 14 years ago.The opportunity for me to show Ma'ri a very nice little jewel under the sun. Tiffany and Leslie are enjoying there time with there grandparents...it's barbecue garden swimming pool time. You won't have all these pics but there are http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-421139.html 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 res http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-415350.html Luxembourg is not only a city its a huge country http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-414535.html