Blogs from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Europe - page 10

La Ciudad de Luxemburgo es la capital del ducado de Luxemburgo, a orillas de los ríos Alzette y Pétrusse. Es sede de la Corte General Europea de Justicia. En 1994 fue declarada por la UNESCO Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Haciendo un poco de historia, en el año 963 fue fortificado por el conde Sigfredo. En 1308 Enrique, conde de Luxemburgo fue elegido emperador y el trono imperial quedó en manos de sus descendientes hasta 1477. La fortaleza es codiciada, incorporándose al círculo de Borgoña de Carlos V en el siglo XVI, y posteriormente a la Casa de Borbón, Casa de Habsburgo, Napoleón III y la Prusia de Bismarck. En 1867 la firma del tratado de Londres estipula la neutralidad perpetua del Gran Ducado, por lo que la fortaleza es evacuada y el sistema defensivo en gran ... read more

So clearly I've been here quite a few weeks already, but I wanted to do this awhile ago and I'm finally getting around to it. I got to Lux on May 15th and we had an orientation weekend where we went around Differdange (the city in Luxembourg where I'm staying) and Luxembourg city. That weekend we went and saw the American and German burial sights of the Battle of the Bulge. We also went on a walking tour around Luxembourg city so we could start to orient ourselves if we ever make it around that area (about a 45 minute train ride to the city from where I'm staying). We also went on a wine tasting tour and we had a group BBQ at a restaurant. During this trip we stay with host families. Mine speaks ... read more

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, Lichtenstein to Luxembourg via a teeny town called Triberg. Triberg is in the Black Forrest in Germany, which isn't really that black, but definitely a forrest! also very pretty yet sparked a nu,ber of renditions of Peter and the Wolf by mum hehe... Why did we go to this town you ask???? Well i did anyway! In Triberg they have a store which contains ,ore than 1000 cuckoo clocks!!!! it is also ho,e to the largest cuckoo clock in the world which we hung around until midday to watch go cuckoo... was pretty cool... We decided that since we were in the ... read more

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! Ainsi, pour revenir de notre pèlerinage à Verdun, nous avons choisi de faire un cours détour par le Luxembourg ... Un pays que l'on peut traverser en moins de 2 heures:o))))). Nous ne sommes donc restés que quelques heures à Luxembourg City. La ville est belle, c'est un vrai paradis (fiscal). Sa situation géographique est spectaculaire, perchée sur un rocher entouré par deux profondes vallées se rejoignant. Ses bâtiments à la fois médiévaux et modernes occupent à la fois le centre surélevé, les falaises, les vallées et hauteurs extérieures et ses ponts traverses le ciel à de multiples endroits. Très propre, très verte, très ... read more

So, took the train, nice and fast and got to Luxembourg where I met Ombeline, a very nice CS host! Anyways, got to her place and it was late and the next day there is a tour back to Riems in France!!! The tour was free haaa!! organized by her bank!! so nice!!!! Riems is very famous for Champange and a nice cathedral.......some other nice mornuments...... We toured the Piper Heidsieck Champange factory....and WOW...its like Disneyland!!!! they had this little train cart thing that took us on tour to this HISTORY of champange making.... of course, lots of advertising as well...HAAAAA!!! But it was fun! Then a whole round of Chamànge tasting.....ummmm.......I did get a little drunk..but they were good.....haaaa!!!!!! The Cathedral looked like the NotreDame in Paris...same kinda style...the inside was ok.....wasnt THAT amazing... The ... read more