Blogs from Luxembourg, Europe - page 8

Luxemburg, 10. - 12. Mai 2014 Bei Sonnenschein und 20°C verliessen wir am Morgen Kehl am Rhein, in Richtung Luxemburg. Bis zum Mittagshalt meinte es Petrus gut mit uns, doch dann gab er dem Regenmacher das Zeichen „Regenschleusen auf“. Von da an lösten sich kurze Schauer mit Sonnenschein ab. Der Campingplatz „Bon Accueil“ in Alzingen liegt vor den Toren von Luxemburg. Dank unserer ACSI-Ermässigungskarte zahlen wir nur 14.- € pro Nacht. Der Empfang war, wie der Name des Platzes sagt, sehr freundlich und nett. Am Abend begann es dann heftig zu regnen und Stürmen. Zum Glück sassen wir im trockenen und warmen Wohnmobil. Am Morgen machten wir uns auf den Weg in die Stadt. Mit der Buslinie 192, welche vor dem Campingplatz hält, fuhren wir ins Zentrum. Am Royal Quai 1 stiegen wir aus und erkundeten ... read more

A long day of travel lay ahead. I bid farewell to Brussels as I walked the final steps to the train station. I made sure to grab some chocolate at the nearby supermarket. For three hours I viewed wonderful Belgian scenery as the train rode eastward. Eventually this scenery turned into Luxembourg. I can't say I knew very much about this incredibly small and landlocked country of less than five hundred thousand but my plan was to stop in for a few short hours, as an extended stay would be out of my budget. My train arrived into the central station and I decided to immediately buy an exit ticket, surprised at how much it would cost to get out. With all my gear in tow, I walked out of the station and into the beautiful ... read more

Greetings from Luxembourg ! My name is Karim, I am 46yo, a Hotel GM and I live in Luxembourg. I am French and I have worked in hospitality for the past 24 years and my job took me in places as different as New-Zealand, Australia, Canada, England and more recently Luxembourg. I love travelling and discovering new exciting places and learn about their History, traditions and People. A little anecdote is that I was lucky enough to live in Summer for a few years as I worked in south of France from March to October and in Russell, Bay of Islands, New-Zealand from October to March. Since then, I must admit that "old winter" came back to me... My interests include travelling at home and abroad, creating miniatures on a 1/12th scale - mostly with the ... read more

Mannheim was an easy tram ride from our Campground on the Rhine River. This area was a victim of severe flooding during the winter. All of the campground and parks in the area were severely underwater as the picture with Guy measuring the level on the electrical box shows. The campgrounds on these rivers have to prepare for annual flooding and so have much of their equipment elevated as high as possible. So we took our scooter to the tram station, zipped into the city and found a very busy and fun-filled city on this Saturday. Biergartens, marching bands, stage bands, weddings, dog training programs, etc. Kept us busy and then of course we had to see certain areas of the Old City and the market places. By getting all day passes, we could use any ... read more

Geo: 49.6044, 6.13034Yesterday was the 5 month anniversary for Nat and I. No, not our relationship, but the time since we flew out of Melbourne on Anzac day in April this year. The last 5 months has been the trip of a lifetime. We've travelled by bus, plane, ship and train, often on the fly. We've seen and tasted some amazing things, enjoyed some amazing company and just had countless experiences in 27 countries so far. Today was to be our 28th, the small but Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.We set off this morning around 7am, boarding a bus to the train station without our prepurchased train tickets. A printer failure last night had left us empty handed. Instead Nele had recommended a student internet cafe, open at 7.30am. Thankfully, this worked out well. We were first ... read more