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A last minute trip to Luxembourg - Luxembuorg City

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City April 1st 2006

Intro There wasn’t much going on this weekend so Daniel, Christina, Laura, and I decided to take a trip to Luxembourg. We had a social event on Friday night so we opted to meet at Gent St. Pieter’s on Saturday morning at 8:30 AM. The meeting time was a bit early, but we all made it. We caught the train out of Gent just before 9:00 and were looking forward to a nice, peaceful ride across Belgium. Initially we got what we wanted, at least for the first half hour. Scouts Everywhere Apparently this weekend was “the” weekend for the Scouts to go to the Ardennes, because as soon as we hit Brussels, our nearly empty train car became packed with about a thousand highly energized Scouts. I should digress a little and describe Belgian Scouts. ... read more

A horse is a horse, of course, of course...

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City April 1st 2006

My Meal

Brian in Belgium

I've ridden them, bet on them, but never knew they were so tasty.... So we’re in Luxembourg, we’ve found a nice restaurant, we’ve been walking all day in the sun and the rain, we’re hungry…really hungry. Since most everything closed at 18:00 and we had nothing else to do, we were planning on a nice long dinner. Which is exactly what we got. We arrived at the restaurant (I’m still kicking myself for not writing down the name) and got a great table for four upstairs. The only problem was that the menu was written in French. Between the four of us we pretty much had English in the bag, and Laura, being from Spain and all, had a good grasp of Spanish, but none of us know much French. I mean we could tell which ... read more

Luxembourg-ing

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City March 29th 2006

Waterless

karab

Luxembourg-ing It seems like a good idea to update this blog before I go on my next trip - or else I'll be overwhelmed by the amount of blogging I have to do! But firstly... may I present "The Day Without Water!" I woke up at 2pm today (due to my wonderful earplugs that shelter me from the boisterous fellow international students coming home between 3:30 and 5am most nights) and made my breakfast. Outside my window were some men drilling in the parking lot. I didn't think much of it and ate. I went to wash my hands in my sink after finishing and realized there was only a dribble of water coming out. Perplexed, but not surprised, I surfed around the net for a bit. Erin messaged me asking if my water was working ... read more

I wonder if Lux soap came from Luxembourg then.

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City January 7th 2006

Market square

huiness

Luxembourg is a small country with a big visa stamp. Big for a country that small. Well, actually, not really. It's got a good size of a stamp, but it wasn't a proper visa. I got it at the city tourist office, so it was kind of cheating. I was ill all the way from Brussels to Luxembourg, so I can't tell you much about the drive. Whether it was scenic or not, I don't know. I would think so. Spent most of my time there at the Christmas markets which was in the main square. There was the city tourist office there, and I got my passport stamped. I say, "Bonjour!" and after that say "Merci!" and that's all the French you need around the Luxembourg tourist office to get your stamp. Heh heh. And ... read more

The Smallest Country I've Been To So Far...

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City September 20th 2005

Luxembourg

chazlie

Well, after a lifetime of thinking that Luxembourg was the capital of Sweden or some such rubbish, I've now discovered that it is, in fact a tiny wee country stuck in between France, Belgium and Germany! It only measures about 50x20km's or something like that, and has only one city: Luxembourg! :) It's lovely, and I'm trying to get my camera to work on this @#$! computer to prove it... wait a minute... meanwhile, in other news we are currently heading to Belgium at breakneck speed (although not as breakneck as some of the cars on Ze Autobahn ya!!) and we will be back in England by Friday. I'm thinking of WWOOFing in the south until I can find a money job, which sounds like an OK plan to me... otherwise, give me some better ideas! ... read more

Luxembourg City 'Gibraltar of the North'

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City April 26th 2005

We're in town!

Cool Travelers

It was raining the day we arrived in Luxembourg City, and as any semi-professional world traveler would do (tongue-in-cheek, of course), we had our rain gear and made ready use of it. The city’s history dates back to the year 963, when Siegfried, Count of the Ardennes, had a castle named "Lucilinburhuc" built on a rock overlooking the River Alzette. It was the famous French fortress builder Vauban who, at the service of Louis XIV, later turned Luxembourg into one of his masterpieces, suitably known as the ‘Gibraltar of the North’ Luxembourg is the World's Only Grand Duchy, formed in 1815 by agreement of the European powers at the Congress of Vienna. It was originally ruled by the King of The Netherlands, but in 1890 official ties were severed when the King died with no male ... read more

Up on a Cliff...

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City May 18th 2004

luxemburg

Patrick

Today I am in the quiet capital of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City. It is very calm and quiet for a capital city...very nice and reminds me of Toledo in a certain way. It is situated on the edge of cliff and there are 1000 year structures all around. ... read more

The Luxem Dog

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City February 13th 2003

celind

Things in Luxembourg happen with a certain style. The city delivers beautiful scenery and the people know it. The little dog sitting outside the fashionable clothes store also has a certain style. If it wasn't for the tag around the neck it could easily be taken for a stray dog. But it's just sitting there. Staring at the door, as if it is waiting for someone to come out and move on. But nobody does come out of the store, and nobody shows any interest in him. The store is in fact empty, not even sales persons are in sight. Yet the dog seems to be convinced that this is his spot until given further notice. Every now and then he gives up a bark at the door. Nothing happens. He takes a few laps when ... read more

Luxembourg

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City July 28th 1970

The Three Acorns

AndrewHL

A visit to Luxembourg was the prelude to seeing Germany, Austria, Italy, and France in summer 1970. At that time, the cool way to travel from the USA to Europe was via Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines. Loftleidir flew from New York to Reykjavík and then on to Luxembourg, offering pioneering discount transatlantic airfares. Traveling this way, a one-night, one-day stopover visit to Iceland was added as a bonus and Luxembourg became the first country one encountered on the continent. We indeed had spent a day in Reykjavík to see the city, the geysers, and wooden churches in the countryside. And a bit of flightseeing. Then it was on to the Continent the following day, with the first stop Luxembourg--another definite bonus. I'd first known about Luxembourg through reading the book Five Little Countries of Europe. It was ... read more

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