Esch-sur-Sure

LUXEMBOURG 30/07/10 31/07/10

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September 1st 2010
LUXEMBURG 31/07/10 This morning we drove into Luxembourg City. They had a tidy pedestrian only town centre with a small palace and a fresh produce market. There wasnt much of huge interest in the city so after a quick look around we headed north through Luxembourg towards Brussels in Belgium. Before crossing the boarder we stopped in a small town for lunch called Esch-sur-sure. It was a cut ... 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