This Freshly Plowed and Fertilized Field Had An Unusual Sheen To It

Paris to Luxembourg, Fast Train, 2.1 Hours

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March 21st 2018
After a ’French’ breakfast at Port Royal, we wandered down to Montparnasse, found the local market for food, chatted to vendors, bought a beanie and took Sue to the Gare Montparnasse, the station where I last caught a train to Saint Jean Pied de Port to start the Camino. The original idea to transit to Gare de l’est was to catch a taxi but my newfound confidence in my public transport smart ... 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