Peckvillchen

Monday was the annual Easter Market in Luxembourg City. We were all excited to buy our 2010 Luxembourg bird whistle. It was fun to have my mom here this year. She got into the spirit and bought a few bird whistles herself.

Where I've Been (again)

A theme is starting to emerge in my posts; my absence. Life is busy and full right now. Which is a good thing, but not so much for the blog. I hope you'll stick with me, though. I'll be back. I always come back.

Monday was a holiday here in Lux and for most of Europe. We went to the Easter Market and purchased our 2011 bird whistle.

Tuesday I took our visiting family to Rodemack where we took in the charms of this quaint medieval town.

Wednesday our family left. Back home to Washington for them. I met with some friends about our upcoming girls weekend in Paris. Squeal!!

Thursday was one of those funny days where I felt like I was on the outside of myself. Like I was driving on the wrong side of the road. Like I'm walking around without a shirt on but I don't realize it. At the grocery store I took someone's grocery cart and added 4 things to it before I realized it wasn't my own. Perhaps this happens to everyone, but this is the 3rd time I've done it in the past few months. I'm not kidding. When I realize it I always want to say to the person whose cart I hijacked, Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. I accidentally took your cart instead of mine. I'm losing my mind, please excuse me. But this sentiment is much too complex for me to express in my rudimentary French. So I end up saying something (in French) that is more like - I take your cart. Sorry. Then I walk away with my tail between my legs like a total lame-o. Ever have days like that?

Friday is today! It is going to be great. I'm headed to a Royal Wedding party! We'll be sipping Pimms, eating strawberries and cream and partaking in all things English while watching the wedding. I'll give you a full report on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend! With any luck I'll be back to posting on Monday.

Easter goodies.

Living in Luxembourg

So, now you've moved here. What next? Here is a list of some of the things to experience here in the Grand Duchy. This list is by all means exhaustive. These are just the things we've experienced and enjoyed.

Castles in Luxembourg

Vianden
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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 Festivals

St. 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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Take the Kids

Butterfly Garden

Park Merveilleux

Zoo D'Amneville (France)

Ice Skating

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Good Places to Eat

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

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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.

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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.

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Little Differences - Small things that are different in Luxembourg from my home in Seattle (and America.)

first post Dec. 2010
edited Feb. 2011

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