Novotel Luxembourg Centre Luxembourg City

... oil and garlic. It was actually very good, and I'm not a big broccoli fan. We spent the rest of the evening chatting in the kitchen because it was the warmest room in the house. There is a wood burning stove in the kitchen and that is what is used mainly to heat the house. It got very cold here. Karyn said that it was -3 C the prior evening! <br><br>We chatted around the stove and listened to a variety of music ...

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.

... my parents worked for those years. It was pretty awesome to see where my dad was a firefighter so many years ago. Also it was weird because the base brought me back to my youth were I spent lots and lots of time on the base in Great Falls. It was really cool to have that feeling again. After we were done with Spangdhalem we meet up with Mo and went to Trier to walk around and look at ...

... crockery, lots of old guns (these guys have loved to hunt for the last 600 years or so) and snuff boxes galore. Its one thing to be a packrat for 20 or 30 years - but if you can keep it up for 5 or 600 years, you can really take it to the next level. That is why they had 500 year old crossbows, lots of pistols from the 1700's, and jewellry from the 16th century. <br> The most impressive thing about Burg Elz were its rooms, decorated ...

... Luxembourg is kind of a cool place. My hostel is in a little valley surrounded by the remanents of a fortress, basically. The city used to be fortified, and is divided into the Haute Ville (the higher part that used to be inside the fortifications) and the Basse Ville (the lower part that was outside). Because of the half-ruined fortifications, and because the city is set in some very hilly terrain, there are some spectacular views here. During my day and a half in the city, I ...

... you think you seen it all, along comes Luxembourg City. Built on a rock bluff over a gorge with a river running through it, a very impressive sight. We wandered the city, through the Saturday market in the main square, through the narrow streets and out to a couple of bridges. The views were great, begging for a return in the summer in nicer weather. We then walked down to the lower part of the city to a spot where some restaurants and ...

... As I am riding I will think back on the past 7 weeks of riding through Northern Europe. Having ridden over 7500 kms, I have seen a lot of amazing countryside. I have had many experiences that I have never had before. I will remember the learning experiences. Realizing that it is better to arrive in a larger city, where I will be staying, with less than a full tank of gas. The same goes for ferry rides. The less fuel in the tank means the motorcycle is less top heavy ...

... every cup that was returned. I then realized that they did it to recycle the cups and so that they don't end up just thrown on the ground. We then went back to watching the game already half way through the second half. Spain then scored the first goal of the night (boo). We could barely see the tv, but we stayed the whole time. It was really fun to see the crowd all hyped up. Next thing we know, the game is over. I got to ...

... 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!)

Saturday 23/3 -Travelled from Paris to Luxembourg dept 11.03 arr 14.44. Had a quick look around Luxembourg to get acquainted with the city, then found a church for Sunday mass.<br> <br>Sunday 24/3 - After mass (in German) at 10am, we had a look around ...