Blogs from Luxembourg, Europe - page 9

I left Europe for Asia in October 1996. I had a good education, a pretty solid Economics degree from a top European University...some savings from working all over Europe and Africa for Club Med while being a full time student in Belgium...I was ready for an adventure...that I was sure would last at least for few weeks or months...it was, 17 years ago... Back end of July, I did something that made Leslie laugh a big one! I moved back to my parents...with my two kids and we registered again as living...in Europe! Yes, can't tell you how much fun Leslie had...wow, papa is moving back to his parents...so much fun! No I didn't lose my job, no I haven't changed my plans...and no, I'm not in the middle of a middle-age crisis...so why than....well...simple! Disclaimer....I ... read more

An overnight train to Paris, a morning train to Metz, and an afternoon train to Luxembourg had us arriving in Luxembourg City around 1:30pm. We got to our hotel and sat down while waiting to check in when we heard a man yelling outside, next a man Usain Bolt style sprinted past while the older gentleman ran behind him, he had been mugged. Hmmm... Not the best first impression of Luxembourg or the area that we were staying in. We were in desperate need of showers after the extremely sweaty day before in Toulouse followed by a long night and day on trains, so we grabbed a quick kabob and falafel to eat and headed back to the hotel for showers. We got in on a Sunday meaning that the entire city is shut down for ... read more

We made it to LUXEMBOURG, Belgium, Germany and France not to mention starting in the Netherlands, Woolly thinks he might have set a new Mammoth World Record for travelling through FIVE countries in one day, we are sending his claim off for verification! Woolly says – what a day, I’m sure it’s a mammoth Record. Having filled up on croissants and jam, Ian and Jo were naughty by making sandwiches with the bread and cheeses on offer, we felt set for the day. First job was to locate the camping shop we had been directed to to replace lilo Lil, it was closed!!! Jo took a run into the big shop across the road and arrived back clutching Lil 2, so with beaming smiles we set a course for Luxembourg. Driving through the last of the ... read more

Hi all, Luxembourg was another highlight-of-a-hidden country. It boarders between Germany, France and Belgium, and I had to see what made this place it's own country. As soon as I was busing in from the airport, I started to see a trend of old and new architecture. Glass buildings with unique designs surrounded the outer area, and approaching the heart of the city, historical brick and stone building started to contrast the glass, and then take-over the scene. I fell in love with the city right away. I walked the streets, passing signs that informed pedestrians and drivers exactly how many parking spaces were left in each lot. I wove through looming brick building and arch-ways as I made my way into the heart of the old city. Each street had a view, either cobblestone leading ... read more

I have never been one to go to a country to just tick it off the list but for the first time I did it. I had no real interest in coming here but since I was around the area I thought what happens if somewhere down the track I have one country left to see and I have to travel all the way from Australia to see it. I was in Germany Trier, which is an ideal place to stay overnight and do a half day trip in both places. Trier and the small European country Luxemburg. Trier was briefly the capital of the Western Roman Empire and was the most important Roman city north of the Alps. Because of this location it provides a chance to see Roman ruins in a different light and ... read more