This weekend we made the 2 1/2 hour drive to Luxembourg. Everything we read about Luxembourg said that it was the place of fairy tales and that it had the best scenic views in Europe. They were right, it was amazing!!We got checked in to our our hotel and set off on our walking tour of the city. It had started to drizzle by the time we reached Luxembourg but started to really rain hard not long after we had starting walking. Even the rai
n did not ruin the views. Our walk lead us down into one of the valleys, then back up. The road back to the top was so steep! I was pushing the double stroller with Chloe. I was out of breath by the time we reached the top. At the top of the road were the remnants of the Bock castle that was built in the 900's. Under the remnants were the Bock casemates, a series of tunnels dug out of the rock used for defensive purposes. The casemates were closed and it was raining so hard that we headed back to the hotel to dry out.
n did not ruin the views. Our walk lead us down into one of the valleys, then back up. The road back to the top was so steep! I was pushing the double stroller with Chloe. I was out of breath by the time we reached the top. At the top of the road were the remnants of the Bock castle that was built in the 900's. Under the remnants were the Bock casemates, a series of tunnels dug out of the rock used for defensive purposes. The casemates were closed and it was raining so hard that we headed back to the hotel to dry out.For dinner, we headed back out to the old Mousel brewery, now restaurant, for an awesome traditional Luxembourg dinner - wiener schnitzel, sauerkraut, ham and potato salad. It was so good and we ate so much!
Sunday ended up being a beautiful day. We got up and went to the Petrusse Casemates. This was also a workout, going up and down the steps.
We then got in the car and made the drive north to Vianden. I was told by my friend Yvette that we should see this town and castle. We made some stops along the way to see some animals.
Driving along these roads were a little scary. There were a lot of hairpins turns along cliffs. Craig said his palms were sweating. Afterwards, I saw that we were about 1300 feet.Vianden was so beautiful. The steep trek up the to castle was worth it. Colin was very interested in seeing the beddies of the dead kings.
It was a great weekend even though it rained and we all came home feeling beat and dirty. Craig told me that we wish he were a cow in Luxembourg so he could sit and look at the scenery all day.Don't forget to check out our flickr site for more pictures - http://www.flickr.com/photos/shandtastic/
Tell Craig I want to be a foul uns shmutzig schwein and sit in the fields and do the same thing. Your trip sounds amazing. I LOVE this picture of Colin with the statue. Did you tell him to do that or did he do it on his own? He's such a Shand. Too cute!
ReplyDeleteColin just layed there. He wants to climb up every statue he sees.
ReplyDeleteLooks and Sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteIs Colin a Knight in training?
Tell Craig regarding the cow thing - when Rich and I were near the South of France - sleeping on the canal boat - we loved soo.. much (the country - the people).
I suggested we buy an old property and go back every vacation & restore and retire out there!!!
Enjoy
Great photos - thanks
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