View from the tower in Esch

A Couple of Crumblies

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October 6th 2007
We rented a car for the weekend and set out with a plan to explore a little more of Luxembourg and see one castle in particular in Belgium. By the time we got going this morning, got the car, situated the girls in the car and scoped out the map for the eighth time it was almost 10am. We set out towards Luxembourg and the little town of Esch sur Sure. We anticipated about a 2 hour drive; what we ... read more

Europe » Luxembourg

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Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overr... ... read more