Luxembourg

A while ago we were go given a 10-trip train pass with the last trip unused (Thanks S and G !), and so we decided to visit Luxembourg for a weekend. We got on the train at Amsterdam Centraal Station and traveled the first leg of the trip to Brussels.



We didn't have much time to look around Brussels, just enough to grab a quick meal and then continue on. We arrived in Luxembourg after midnight and slowly navigated our way to the hotel, which ended up not being very far away if you walk the right way. On our hotel hunt we met some Canadian lads on holiday from their training course based in Amsterdam.

After finding our hotel, so we settled into our room and crashed. The next morning we out into the ventured over the amazing bridges that span the valley; a valley that divides the city in 2 in an amazing snaking shape.



From the valley floor, you can see spires poking out from the foliage.



The walls are formidable obstacles for invaders and eager rock climbers.



From the top you have a beautiful vista.



Below is a close up of the stairs which take you to the top of the valley. Walking up them certainly gets the blood pumping!



The scenery in Luxembourg is truly stunning. The valley is beautiful, and the city is filled with lots of lovely old buildings.



we did an (uneventful) bus tour around the city, then checked out some caves:



They were built into the side of the valley walls, and had numerous uses over the years. After this we decided to call it quits for the day. Luxembourg is a tiny place and we wanted to save some sites to for the following day!



We settled on the only sensible plan: buy a2.5 liter cocktail and a Mexican meal :) .



Cheers!



After we finished, we wandered down the beautiful old streets to the valley...



and we went for a wander through the park.



Toolman tried to climb the valley walls. As you can see you can't climb them very easily! Toolman know knows why the Germans didn't get this city.

The next day we went for a train ride...






We quickly realised that all languages worked except English. This didn't affect the group of German tourist we were riding with, but it did put a damper on our tour. Toolman tried 6 different headphone panels, and all languages worked except the one dead track - English :| We tried complaining at the end, but they simply brushed us off - crappy!



The train took us down through the valley floor again.



We also toured the neighbourhood located on the valley floor.



The countryside around Luxembourg city is also meant to be really beautiful, but as this was just a weekend trip we didn't have time to visit anything outside the city. Before we knew it it was Sunday afternoon and time to catch our train back to Amsterdam.