Hotel des Nations Clervaux

... 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 ...

During our stay in Spa we had the most scary, horrible, unpleasant experience ever in a restaurant.

The restaurant to avoid is "Le Bouchon Gourmand", the owner does not hesitate to insult customers, lock them into the restaurant if there is a dispute on the bill, and claim more money than is due.

See more on www.bouchon-gourmand.blogspot.com

... hike and we took the dogs with us. It was very nice. It was a small cascade and it was very quiet and peaceful there. She said in the summertime it is very crowded. I imagine it would be like the waterfalls in North Carolina in the summer.

We got back home and I started working on uploading pictures. I had 5 days to catch up on. We chatted with Karyn while she prepared a dinner of pasta with broccoli ...

... it slowly deteriorated. The final blow came in 1820 when William I of the Netherlands sold it to a local merchant who in turn sold off its contents and masonry piecemeal, reducing it to a ruin. There were several attempts at restoration but these were hampered by problems of ownership. Victor Hugo lived in the castle for three months in 1871.[3] Not until 1977, when Grand Duke Jean ceded the castle to the State, was it possible to undertake large-scale work, most of which has ...

... the Americans about 2kms outside of town and a tacky little museum in town. We did find an impressive cemetery on the way dedicated to the Americans that died at the Battle of the Buldge and the American aviators that had lost their lives. All the names were listed as well as their division and rank.

I apologise again for taking so long to release the pics and for not giving a good write up of Luxembourg. I seem to draw a blank when I want to put things down on paper or on computer as the case may be.

Briefly I'll say Luxembourg was cute! Similar achitecture & feel to German speaking countries ...

... we got there or how to get home. Long story short, we DID make it to the Chateau. On the last day of orientation they took us to Diekirch, Luxembourg. We ate a delicious meal at their brand new high school-- it's HUGE and very modern. With lunch, we had two lecturers. One spoke on Medieval times, and the other spoke on World War Two. Apparently some of the famous Battle of the Bulge took place in Diekirch, particularly along the river which is right across from the school we ate at. As a ...

We finally arrived to Wittlitch and my sister's car was in the parking lot waiting for us. We drove into Bitburg and had a nice German meal. After dinner we drove back to her house to meet the neighbors, watch some TV and then off to bed.

Mon Nov 26th
I woke up at 5:20am, packed my bag, and ate some breakfast. My sister drove me to my train stop and I waited for my train to arrive. It was mostly full of kids going to school.

... raha Belgia kasumiks andma.

Aga pood iseenesest oli natsa väiksem kui Chicagos, kuid mööblivalik nagu igalpool, samasugune. Leidsin palju asju, mis mul endalgi kunagi ostetud sai ja USAsse maha jäi. Paljud asjad on just kaugemalt vaadates hästi lahedad, aga lähedalt silmitsedes kas plekist või plastmassist :D No aga külalised ei peagi ju kõiki asju kodus käperdama, eks!

... battle of the bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II and was fought in Belgium and Luxembourg. Usually for me (as an Australian) going to a museum based around one of the World Wars tends to involve a display case with perhaps a cigarette packet in it and some newspapers of the time. This museum was just amazingly overflowing with items, buttons, uniforms, guns, maps, newspapers, toys, letters ...