Luxembourg Countryside

Luxembourg

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October 23rd 2009
So, what perfect way to start off a trip to beautiful France than...wait for it...LUXEMBOURG! Saturday evening, after donning our bussen to France, we watched Amelie, a very crazy French movie, on our way to the southern coast of Zealand. We then boarded a huge ferry, bussen and all and chugged across the Baltic to Germany. It was rough waters that night and we could feel the ferry swaying back a ... 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