Hotel Petry Vianden

... part of it, and of course it's incredibly beautiful. Michael Schumacher, the retired Formula 1 driver has an estate on the lake just up from Nyon in Gland, and his wife has a large horse stable up the hillside that we passed last evening not far from Trélex. Phil Collins lives in nearby Féchy (his third wife was Swiss, they’ve since separated), Shania Twain lives in Corseaux on Lake Geneva, Nana Mouskouri lives in Geneva. Other celebrities live in other parts of Switzerland ...

... 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.<br><br>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.

... with certain extreme situations. It is also a strong recognition for all those "who served" and a lasting tribute to those who gave their lives". Along that line, the museum staff has often acted as a venue and assisted in projects tn bringing together veterans from former opposed sides to meet as friends. In a second section, the museum also provides an educational view of the development of the "national" Luxembourg armed forces since the creation of the Grand Duchy.<br><br><br>

... to do the whole day as a bike trip from Ettelbrück, but the bike office was inexplicably closed. Kind of a disappointment right off the bat. Tomorrow, we head to Paris to visit Alex's sister, Angela. We will be in Paris three days, then one extra day to go on a day trip to Normandy to see the D-Day beaches. Then we will be off to Brussels, in Belgium! Hope everyone is doing well! I am craving so,e of Baba's French Toast! The breakfasts here don't compare to good Canadian ones! Adios! Wayne

... gardens and pond all lit up. Owain went down the steps next to the restaurant and took a couple of photos with the flash. I think we scared the waiters because as we got into the car a few of them came out and went to where he had taken the photos as if they were worried about what it had been...ooopps. We went home full and very happy :) It was a fantastic weekend, just a shame it had to end. It was hard saying goodbye to Owain the next morning....

... as we heard the choir practicing. Very, very old church and the acoustics were just wonderful - like nothing we have ever heard in our churches! Friday, 4-11-08 - Today we awoke early and we off, back to Germany, to visit Rick Steves' favorite castle in Europe, Burg Eltz. We missed a turn, as we found out the next day, due to a change in the entrance ramp to a highway we wanted - not all bad as we ended up driving along the ...

... later that day...no beuno. Anyways, after that disheartening news I went to visit the castle. The castle had A TON OF STUFF going on which was all very cool, the only down side was that they weren't giving tours of the castle because all of the rooms and areas of it were occupied with different festival games, events, and people. Here's a quick description of the castle activities: Everyone who worked at the ...

... 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.