Castles in Luxembourg
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Usldange
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Beaufort
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Day Trips From Luxembourg City
Metz, France
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Trier, Germany
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Bouillon, Belgium
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Rodemack, France
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Redu, Belgium
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Malbrouk Castle - Manderen, France
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Saarburg, Germany
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Burg Eltz - Germany
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Bastogne, Belgium
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Petite Switzerland, Luxembourg
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Holidays and FestivalsSt. Nicholas Day
Easter Bird Whistle Market (Peckvillcher)
Schueberfour
Bretzelsonndeg
3 King's Day or Epiphany
Carnival
Buergbrennen
List of Holidays and Traditions in Luxembourg (written in French)
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Little Differences - Small things that are different in Luxembourg from my home in Seattle (and America.)Take the Kids
Butterfly Garden
Park Merveilleux
Zoo D'Amneville (France)
Ice Skating
Chez Bacano - order the Scampis Flambés or just go home.
Brasserie Mansfeld
Tout pour toi - Reserve a table upstairs
Goethe Stuff
Bosso Brasserie- Very friendly staff. A great place to take guests after touring the Grund. The goat cheese salad is tdf.
HaPP - Owned and run by Icelandic peeps. Their food it fresh, tasty and very healthy! They offer lunches to go. You can even order a day's worth of meals or a detox bag. I will miss HaPP when I move home.
Family Friendly, good food, comfortable atmosphere:
Antica Trattoria
Fancy a Curry?
Namaste
Butterfly Garden
Park Merveilleux
Zoo D'Amneville (France)
Ice Skating
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Good Places to EatChez Bacano - order the Scampis Flambés or just go home.
Brasserie Mansfeld
Tout pour toi - Reserve a table upstairs
Goethe Stuff
Bosso Brasserie- Very friendly staff. A great place to take guests after touring the Grund. The goat cheese salad is tdf.
HaPP - Owned and run by Icelandic peeps. Their food it fresh, tasty and very healthy! They offer lunches to go. You can even order a day's worth of meals or a detox bag. I will miss HaPP when I move home.
Family Friendly, good food, comfortable atmosphere:
Antica Trattoria
Fancy a Curry?
Namaste
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Learn Something
Second Degree - Courses in English. I just finished the Practical Photography class. It was exactly what I was hoping for - very technical as the first 1/2 of the session focused solely on how to use your SLR.
L'Atelier de Cuisine Bertrand - cooking classes. Take one in an afternoon with some friends. Also does children's birthday parties.
Spice Curry - Indian cooking classes taught by Sunita. You can take them through Second Degree or set something up with Sunita herself. Some friends and I took an afternoon session with her; learned a lot and had a great time.
Second Degree - Courses in English. I just finished the Practical Photography class. It was exactly what I was hoping for - very technical as the first 1/2 of the session focused solely on how to use your SLR.
L'Atelier de Cuisine Bertrand - cooking classes. Take one in an afternoon with some friends. Also does children's birthday parties.
Spice Curry - Indian cooking classes taught by Sunita. You can take them through Second Degree or set something up with Sunita herself. Some friends and I took an afternoon session with her; learned a lot and had a great time.
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PESTS
Martens - They will climb up into the underside of your car and chew through hoses or any rubber parts. Don't laugh, this really happens. We were in the Ardenne in Belgium when a marten got our car. Our neighbors told us that they have a sounding device installed in their car that keeps the martens out.
Ticks - Yup. Hedgehog ticks and sheep ticks (the ones that carry Lymes disease) are found here too. Tick season is from spring to fall.
Martens - They will climb up into the underside of your car and chew through hoses or any rubber parts. Don't laugh, this really happens. We were in the Ardenne in Belgium when a marten got our car. Our neighbors told us that they have a sounding device installed in their car that keeps the martens out.
Ticks - Yup. Hedgehog ticks and sheep ticks (the ones that carry Lymes disease) are found here too. Tick season is from spring to fall.
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first post Dec. 2010
edited Feb. 2011
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10 comments:
How amazing that you have seen all of these places in person!
Oh, thank you for the list. I bookmarked it to keep for ideas for guests.
I have a notebook I write things in, too. Sort of a Wish List as I haven't tried those ideas yet. Always good to have someone's Seal of Approval.
Great post, thanks. We'll have to check out Chez Bacano some time, we live close-by but it didn't look super inviting at first.
Can you recommend which of the castles is the most fun with young kids (3-5yo), e.g. one where they can run around a bit, and that gives a real good feel of being in the castle?
Now you are just torturing those of us that would love to live in a country we saw too little of on our trip.
That's amazing!!! A whole list of everything!!! It is simply incredible how much you guys have managed to see!!!
Very good.
Expatresse - What is on your list? I'd love to read it!
Maarten - Chez Bacano is not fancy at all by Luxembourg standards. Just go for the flaming garlic scampi. And bring a bib :) I think Vianden is the closest to what you are describing. It has lots of rooms to walk through and quite a few artifacts. Also, the town of Vianden is darling and perfect for lunch after your castle trip.
Jason - I took a picture of that restaurant you and Bonnie asked me about. It is called Le Boucherie. I'm not sure where I dumped the pics on my computer, but if I run into them, I'll send them to you. Come back to visit again!
Wow! What a great synopsis! Apparently I need to work on getting back there ASAP to see the rest! If only... :)
THANK YOU. need /will be able to start serious sightseeing this spring
Hi, I found your blog and hubby is considering an offer on moving to Lux. Love my kids to learn French!
How are the schools in teaching it?
My kids don't really know a word :(
(yet!)
Were your kids able to learn French through the private schools there?
About how long might it take?
I have a boy, age 3 and a daughter age 10.
Thanks for your time and the wealth ov information you have here! WOW!
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