Blogs from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Europe - page 8

Luxembourg is not only a city, its a huge country :)... read more

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 course meal for the family and another couple that came over.... actually had to lie down and rest our tummies half way through dinner in order to make room for the next dish. Saturday we ... read more

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 hour on the way back to Luxembourg. They've seen everything in a whirlwind visit, so I think they're excited to see Paris in a more relaxing manor. I had dinner with them last night and ... read more

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 time I even saw someone with their dog letting it poop and then they just left without picking it up. Do they think it decomposses into the cement? Another thought...people here don't care to move ... read more

Here's a few funny things that happened this week: This week I received a package from my parents : ) There were some yummy chocolate chip cookies in the package that I shared with some people at school...everyone definitely appreciated a treat from home. One kid proclaimed that the cookie "tasted like America". This was pretty funny, but so true! I guess we're all starting to really miss some things about home (like skim milk because they drink 3.5% here). I offered some cookies to my host family and they enjoyed them as well. From their reactions it seems that they've never had a chocolate chip cookie before. This really surprised me, but then I realized that I haven't really seen any cookies since I've been here. The only ones I've seen are in tourist cities ... read more