Rix Hotel Luxembourg City

Wow what a family adventure. The 6 of us cousins packed our bags and headed to Stansted for a great adventure across Europe. From the huge slices of birthday on the plane to the bumpiest landing ever Hols and I were feeling more than little sick. An exciting 2 hour journey on a coach reminding one of school trips with the back seats. Arriving at 2am it was an advernture making our way to our shared dorm. 6 people in one room for the first time in 8 years. Ear ...

... to see Ashley and have Thanksgiving with her and her husband. Another one of my good friends, Jessica Cavazos's, younger sister happened to be in the area so she came out for the event as well. I'm not sure that her original plan included coming to Luxembourg (or Belgium which is the country that I'm actually in although I can see the border from the window) but when she arrived in Paris last week she immediately fell down a flight of stairs and broke ...

... 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!

We chatted around the stove and listened to a variety of music ...

... and much of the original furniture.
The Burg Elz castle is basically three fortified homes, owned by three noble families, protected by one common stone fortification.
This may have been the only castle in which we saw 14th and 15th century furnishings, still in place after all these years.
We also got to see the knicknacks collected by these wealthy families over hundreds of years. There were 600 year old crossbows ...

... a great time shooting bbguns and we had a quick lunch before driving back as we were suppose to go for dinner at Manu & Isabelle. By the end of the afternoon Marg was not feeling well and Ben was sick. Josh was tired as well so I decided to go alone... nice meal overall and company not seen for ages. It was nice to catch up.

... a fantastic meal in a place that few tourists would ever visit. Back to the house for an after dinner drink (or two) of a very nice grappa. More conversation, music and videos and to bed at a very late hour. Sorry about that Kathy!!! Saturday morning and we awoke to gray and misty day, ready for my sightseeing tour of Luxembourg City. First of all let me say that Luxembourg City is absolutely stunning. I have been all over Europe and just ...

As I watch the sun rise through my hotel room window I think of the day ahead. What a perfect ride I will have through the French countryside on my way to Luxemburg. The distance is short. Only 200 kms to go by the shortest route. The weather is perfect for the end of September. The morning will be a cool ride and I must dress warmly. The sun will keep me warm. The arrival in Luxemburg will be uneventful. I will get to the hotel, with a room already booked, without any ...

... to get to the bar to get beer too. My shirt became soaked with the beer on the bar. I then finally got waited on (it took 30 minutes) and ordered a beer for myself, 2 for Mike, and one for Nick. I then decided that I deserved a glass of champagne for standing in the mob like that. It was weird because we had to pay a euro per cup that we got in addition to the cost of the drink. I found this weird considering I saw them throw ...

... 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.

Sunday 24/3 - After mass (in German) at 10am, we had a look around ...