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A Power Walk through Luxembourg
A Day in Luxembourg
With Belgium touring behind us, it only made sense to take a stop in Luxembourg and add another country to the list. It would be our fifth and final city after going through Brussels, Leuven, Antwerp and Bastogne. At this stage of the trip, Kolbe was in charge of a one-day itinerary in Luxembourg City. So here goes a choice run-through of what can be seen walking around!
Looking back, I think we made the right call to only have one day in Luxembourg. The city is 100% walkable and I only filmed up until early evening (maybe 4-5pm). So even more could be added in for a day’s worth itinerary. The American Cemetery is an obvious standout, but there were plenty of UNESCO sights and the shopping district sported an upbeat atmosphere with a good mix of restaurants.
Street Trolly
We caught sight of it too late, but there is some sort of street train-trolly thing that looked to showcase a lot of the sights and history in Luxembourg. A good alternative to getting around on foot if inclines and declines are not your thing.
Logistics were grouped up in the original Belgium post. Since we knew Luxembourg would not take much time to get through, we spent only two nights at Novotel before flying back to London for the transatlantic flight.
Taking in Sights and Sips
The day started out with a more scenic and historical approach. The pastel-colored and fortified city, overlooking the Alzette river, made for excellent picturesque panoramas. I put the viewpoint in the google map above for reference.
From our hotel on the southern end of the city, we trekked over to the north-east end where a lot of the old fortifications still remained from centuries ago (17th century and some even prior). The legs were definitely getting a good burn as we made our way through the park and eventually to the top around Fort Thüngen. Now it was only downhill from here, both physically and metaphorically?
A hop and a skip, and one bridge later, we were in the heart of Luxembourg, right next to the Church of St. Michael. There was a second floor terrace where we grabbed lunch (our first lunch) with a pleasant view all the way down one of the historical roads. It wasn’t long after, Kolbe added a gin bar to our stops. Seeing it was midday on a Thursday, the bartender was more than happy to provide us samples from their selection until we found our drink of choice. I had the Panda Gin, which was quite refreshing, and apparently organic.
Continuing the WWII Tributes
Although Bastogne was the only planned stop for WWII history, we were surprised to see Luxembourg had a very unique WWII landmark right outside the city – a Cemetery and Memorial for American WWII soldiers and the resting place of General George Patton.
To be honest, I didn’t believed it at first. But doing the research, Patton spent a lot of time stationed in Luxembourg during the war, and he and his wife chose it as their burial site. Needless to say, the grounds were pristine and peaceful and made for a perfect ending to round out the WWII history and remembrance during our trip.
Closing Out
And it comes to a close in Luxembourg. After meeting up with Kolbe initially in Brussels, we saw our way through four Belgian cities before ending up in Luxembourg to say goodbye to our week in Europe. In retrospect, the Belgium-Luxembourg plan made out well. Since the countries boarder each other, it made Luxembourg an easy addition for a day trip and another country to check off the list.
-ML
Recap of Places
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- Parc des Trois Glands – park where most of the historic fortifications are
- Go Ten – the gin bar
- Luxembourg American Cemetery – resting place of Gen. Patton and WWII soldiers
Michael Lakus
IT professional, athlete, musician, ponderer of many things... Born and raised in Florida, I began traveling internationally after college. I created this site primarily to remind myself of where I've been and to share my experiences on traveling with a quirky, stress-free, travel attitude.
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