Hotel Parc Beaux-Arts Luxembourg City

... We heard some Luxemburgish music and I liked it. Conrad worked on the computer to map our route for tomorrow while Karyn and I chatted. Spoogy sat in her lap for a bit and then made his way to mine. He is a very sweet dog! We all went to bed at 11 pm. I stayed up for an hour more to upload pictures while making a tent with my blanket. I hid under it because it was warmer that way! I drifted off to sleep at midnight.

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.

... Roman ruins and the churches up close. Trier was very nice and I love the feeling there, the Roman baths were also really cool to see. We also had a great dinner in the main square of town. I had Pepper Steak and spetzlah. It was so good. The seats outside were great and I was able to people watch and really just embrace in the culture. Plus a little wine probe, wine tasting, helped a lot.

... Trier. It was breathtaking. We could see all the Roman ruins and all of the churches in the city. It was a really amazing sight for me. So after a few minutes of gazing at the city we got back in the car and went to Speicher, where I lived for the first year of my life. After getting to their house in Speicher we had a few drinks and just chatted about the past.

This was a gorgeous day and one of the best for cycling as it was warm enough to be comfortable in a T Shirt, but not hot enough to raise a sweat while cycling. I was able to do around 40 kilometers in an abbreviated session of five hours...all of it on the level beside these two beautiful rivers. It fulfilled a dream I have always had in mind to accomplish but never had the time or wherewithall when ...

... On day 4 we went into the old town & looked around the market (bought some fresh fruit & veg - so I'm not completely malnurished!) We went into the 'casemates' which are under the old walls & where the castle used to be. They were used when the city was under attack to store things & fire the canons from - apparently Luxembourg was one of the most ...

... t even get out of the rental agency. I stalled the car about 4 times before the rental lady kindly pointed out that I needed to disengage the hand brake before I could go anywhere. I was a bit embarassed, but mostly relieved that I hadn't forgotten how to drive a standard. I'd been so worried about the driving that I forgot such a basic detail. I'd asked at the rental agency (and the hostel, and a random hotel, and the tourist office) for an actual road map of Luxembourg ...

... she recognized. We chatted for a few minutes and before I knew it I was supplied with wine from Business Class for the remainder of the flight. A great way to reflect on a wonderful trip that I will not soon forget. Thanks to Marillion and Speedy and Kathy for one of my most memorable trips to Europe in years. Sandy and I are off to Santa Fe next weekend and then soon I am heading to Malta, another first time experience for me. Stay tuned..........

... my "craving" for companionship but they were not what I need to accomplish what my purpose is. At some point in time I would have realized that that relationship was not enough. Why? Because we cannot be truly happy unless we are fulfilling our souls purpose and have what the Universe, God, the Tao, What? Is!, or whomever or whatever you think is providing "stuff" to us, WILL give us if we ask and are extremely clear in knowing that that is what we want and NEED. My ...

... and it was only 15 euro. I was excited, but Alina decided that she didn't want to come with me, so I'll be going by myself. We then walked home on another street which had a lot of shops on it. Alina went into every shop to look for sunglasses, and Josh looked around for a duffel bag. We also stopped in a couple souvenir shops, but none of the shops had anything really cool. We then walked back ...