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Luxembourg

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September 22nd 2006
After Brugges I caught a train to Brussels, then on to Luxembourg. There was nothing in particular I wanted to see, basically purpose of the trip was to cross another country off the list. The train ride from Brussels was quite pleasant, passing through quite a few villages along the way. It was quite cheap and took approx 2.5 hours to get there. You can easily see Luxembourg in a day. It wa ... read more

Europe » Luxembourg » Luxembourg City

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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