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- Luxembourg
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
- Currency
- 442,972
- Population
- LU
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Luxembourg
Nov 23, 2008
Blog: Days 33- 38: Feb 2- Feb 6
Every time I count the number of days I say wow... SO this week: Monday and Tuesday: fairly ineventful, science interro (failed, fairly sure 5/42 is the best possible mark I can get for that) and suprise interro in history, interpreting a painting of ...
Relaxing Day in Lux
After our late night on Saturday we all slept in pretty late on Sunday morning. Yayy!! Danie offered to make us breakfast and teach us how to make soup and crepes for lunch. For breakfast we had soft boiled eggs and buttered toast. I'm going to ...
Mussels in Brussels
... the little boy peeing. Since we saw all the sights of Brussels we decided to leave. Aaron had to any way he lives in Luxembourg and teaches at an international boarding school. I picked a hostel out of my Let's Go guide book and Aaron showed me the ...
The Clays Around Petrus and the Tax-haven
... a group of hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates (phyllosilicate would mean "friendly to the silicate minerals") and one finds plenty of that around Luxembourg and many other places around the world. Its tiny particles, less than 2 ?m (microns?) big and are ...
Exploring the City
Arriving at Luxembourg, it was immediately obvious that this was a pretty rich country for only 76,000 residents ... the airport was brand new and immaculate, not to mention the numerous banks that we say on the way into the city. On ...
Luxembourg
Northern Luxembourg nicknamed Petite Suisse is a beautiful region with hills, forests and rivers, perfect for a relaxing holiday. Our trip was designed to be far from relaxing so we only briefly stopped to admire the nature and moved on towards the ...
Luxembourg!
Ended up waking up early enough to catch an earlier train from Ieper. It didn't help me catch an earlier connection into Luxembourg (my intended purpose but it did mean I was able to visit a little bit of Brussels. Beautiful scenery on the way through ...
Freezing in Lux City!
On Friday we took a bus to Luxembourg City during our orientation. First we stopped at the US and German World War II cemeteries located in Hamm, Luxembourg, and then continued to the city. The cemeteries were really interesting, and it was ...
Just a test
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Home Base
... wondering what sort of conditions I have been living in these past few months, so here you go ;) While I am studying in Luxembourg, I live with a host family rather than in a dorm or other university housing. I have a host mom named Maga, ...
Goodbye Belgium, Hello Luxembourg!
... the large battle maps. I visited General Patton's grave and the graves of several Easy Company members. On returning to Luxembourg City, we checked into the hotel and headed off to dinner. The city is beyond impressive, its situated on very high ...
Ve zdravem tele zdravy duch
Pred odjezdem do Belgie jsem si slibovala, ze pokud to pujde, budu tu hodne sportovat. Na internetu jsem zjistila, ze provozovani jednoho sportu tu vyjde na pul roku tak na 60 euro (napriklad chozeni do bazenu). Psychicky jsem se pripravila na obetovani ...
Drink, eat and be merry for tomorrow, you're off!
... estates which are independently branded (such as Chāteau de Schengen, Clos des Rochers). A little word about the Luxembourg classification system and peculiarities. There are about 50 officially recognised "lieut-dits" or named vineyards across ...
Orientation Days 1 and 2
... decided they would raise the girls Catholic and the boys Protestant, but of course they had 6 girls and no boys, so Luxembourg became a Catholic country. Another tidbit of info I found interesting is that Luxembourg's original motto is "We want to remain ...
THE QUICK ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF THE BENELUX
... 1. A BLOODY BEAUT IDEA Sometime in the 1950’s or was it the 60’s, the tiny kingdoms of Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg decided to get together and form some sort of a Customs Union. This was such a bloody good idea that the Big Brothers ...
The Battle of the Bulge
... ) and today's blogs. But I've decided to write as much as I can. Tomorrow we leave Bastogne and head to the country of Luxembourg, one of the smallest and wealthiest countries on earth. On the way, we are going to spend the morning at the site that my ...
Hello Luxembourg City
Introducing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 2586 sq km in area, 57km wide and 82km long. It is made of fairytale stuff and goes back in timesof counts,dynasties,wars and victories. Presently is has one of Europe's healthiest economies and a general high ...
City in the trees
Of course I needed to visit Luxembourg, hiding away there between France, Germany and Belgium. It is the fifith smallest country in the world. It is very hilly and surrounded by trees. The hostel is down at the bottom of a cliff, yay! The city of course ...