Du Val De Poix Hotel Poix Saint Hubert Bouillon

... and eye shades have never felt just that good.
Quotes:
'It is such a novelty making ones own bed...' Hols as we make our own beds using packs of sheets.
'At least I will die quick if you fall on me...' Jamie to Ed as he took the bottom bunk bed.

Onto Saturday and our Lux exploration...bri arrives hundover after a 4am dance session. We head off in the rain to the best hot chocolate in the world. Chunks of solid chocolate the size of ice ...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope everyone is having a great time eating turkey and watching football back home :). I'm in a country where we aren't subjected to the awful sport of football fortunately. Unfortunately they don't typically celebrate Thanksgiving either. Luckily I am reasonably close to one of my best friends from the states and we were able to celebrate turkey day in typical American fashion. This morning I travelled for 4 hours by train to ...

... is the hardest part" he told me.

As I left Mr. Gillissen, to follow up on an e-mail I had sent about a week earlier, I called Mr. François who lives up near Liège. I hoped to stop and see him and his wife tomorrow morning, but he told me he was having x-rays done (he has been diagnosed with cancer). He said he was sorry but we wouldn’t be able to meet this time, but he thanked me for trying. He sounded very positive. He’s in no pain, and told me he’s at peace ...

... area about 5 minutes outside of town that she takes the dogs to. It is a huge farm and there is a road that winds all the way around it. It took about an hour to walk the length of the road. The dogs love it. It was a bit chilly, especially when the wind was blowing. Conrad had to stop and feed some cows. It was fun to play with the dogs.

When we got back to the car, we went to see a waterfall. It was a ...

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 is quite small, but it is surrounded by ruins and forest which makes it quite a unique city in amongst the hustle and crowds of all the other major cities. The people there speak French and their own language, Luxembourgish I suppose.

... de claxon loeien, de lichten blijven knipperen en het alarm blijft gillen. Man morrelt wat onder motorkap. Geen effect. Uiteindelijk duikt hij met een kniptangetje onder de motorkap. Wel effect! De alarmherrie is over! Klein probleem is wel dat de motor nu nog steeds niet starten wil, en toeteren doet ie nog wel. Nog maar een keer met de tang. En ja hoor, het is stil, en daarna start de motor! Hoe dat nou weer kan? Spoken??? Echt de hoogste tijd om hier weg te gaan. Dag Esch!

So it's taking a while to get things organised! I'm still waiting to hear about the time off work - although a full month off is quite a lot to ask for. I've got a good price for the train trip so I'm happy about that and once I start booking it'll make it seem more real - and more costly as well! :( Have to start tightening that belt! :) and not because I'm eating too much!

... Luxembourg. By the way, for those of you who are thinking of Priscilla's welfare while we are away, the kind owners of Purrville have posted pictures of her (on her very own webpage!) looking very playful and drop-dead gorgeous! check it out: http://www.purrville.co.nz/priscilla Purrville is the best damn cattery in town (Wellington) and if you aren't already taking your puss there, you should! Till next time, Dolce & Gabbana

... small country, all the cartoons on TV and in the newspaper seemed to not have words, just gestures and sound. The weather was kind of grey, the food was good. We discovered Croque Monsieurs (like grilled cheese sandwiches with ham -delish!)

... Casemates - tunnels and chambers dug to further fortify Luxembourg city. Saw Notre Dame church and walked along the park at the bottom of the valley where we found an old church built into the side of the hill. Luxembourg is a beautiful medieval valley.