Day 8
The next day Alex and I went on a self guided tour of the old town. Highlights included a big red bridge, orchards, and a castle with a movie that started when we pressed a button. That night we had a wonderful gig for the American chamber of commerce, located on a terrace replete with a full bar. The rain held up until we finished, yay! A cool journalist was there (he wrote an article about us) who talked to me about Luxembourg’s center right politics but green, progressive policies (such as the free buses). Chris got scouted for a job and I was told to study in China in the future. We were reunited with Shannon who had lost her phone and we all headed home. Then I got hungry and walked 45 minutes to the only place open: Burger King. They have special dishes like chicken wings and chili cheese tater tots. Yummmm. Also, they had a security guard stationed there. I asked him why. “The young people fight here.”
Sadly our time in the big Lux came to an end, and we headed out to Switzerland the next morning!
- Mark #290
Day 7
Let me tell you about our adventures in the small, mighty, quad-lingual Luxembourg. Our plane from Newcastle landed in Paris in the early afternoon. After snapping a pic in front of some rainbow stairs (#pride) we chowed down delicious and huge portions of lamb, burrata, and salad (which was 70 percent cheese) at a cute cafe. Thank you, cute cafe worker, for storing our 7 suitcases. Thank you, Kalashree, for getting us a table in French. +1 point to Canada’s French language education! Then we left Paris and got on another train to Luxembourg. Soren and I shared a small hotel in the center of the old town overlooking orange houses and verdant pastures. Soren went to meet a friend who was also in Luxembourg that day so I headed out on a run. But then I got lost in the woods. So I stopped running and walked, clinging to my Google Maps with desperation. Eventually, I emerged from the woods on a sunny, narrow street lined with pastel houses. I smiled. Then I kept going until I reached a park with some quirky workout equipment. I tried to use these plastic foot inserts hanging from a bar, but it didn’t really work. The night ended for me with a solo dinner at a Punjabi restaurant. They had really good stuffed cheese naan. I got antsy because this couple with a cute baby came, and the waitress didn’t ask them what they wanted to order for 20 minutes. But then I googled it and turns out, that is normal here.
- Mark #290
