My travels have gotten off to a pretty good start in Luxembourg. I'll be here for a few days until I can move into my apartment in Trier, which couldn't be soon enough. I like seeing different places, but doing that with my luggage for the year has been a little taxing. Luckily I'm getting some muscle definition out of the deal!
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Luxembourg City History Museum -
They had several of these wooden maps showing the
city's growth over time. |
My first day, the city of Luxembourg definitely lived up to its reputation of being friendly. At least five different people helped me with my luggage, everything from getting on and off the bus to carrying it up slippery, urine-coated steps in the train station. I love it. When I was locking up my luggage at the train station, I met a couple from Boston, who then treated me to lunch and let me tour around with them a little. They were very nice, and the husband talked to me about grad school and my plans for the future. We parted ways and I went to my hostel. Even though my traveling went smoothly, I was worn out.
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A weird exhibit at the Bank Museum,
featuring a man weighing gold. |
The following day, I met two girls from UPenn at breakfast and we went to the Musée d'Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg City History Museum), which was way cooler than I expected it to be. The building itself was a great example of how Europeans manage to combine new and old architecture, plus the exhibits did a good a job of including a lot of cultural information that kept all of the timelines on the walls from getting too dull. Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed to take pictures (even though I did snap a few before the guard told us to stop).
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The Castle in Bourglinster, which houses a
restaurant and a small art gallery. |
The hostel in the city filled up, so I’m now staying in the lovely town of Bourglinster, about 30 minutes north of the capital. There are no shops, and I’ve seen a total of two restaurants in the area. I walked about 2 miles to get to the nearest grocery store in the next town over, passing a corn field, 3 horses, and a woman driving a tractor along the way. Needless to say, I haven’t been doing a whole lot since I’ve been here. The area is beautiful, but the rain has kept me inside. I’ll be happy to move into the student apartments in the next couple of days, which is when the real adventure will start!
P.S. This is what jet lag has done to me.
