As I wrap up my postings on Luxembourg, the last stop on my Benelux sojourn, a hike along the Müllerthal Trail will be the perfect activity to reflect upon this foray into Western Europe
After my train from Brussels pulled into Luxembourg’s central station, I eagerly made my way through the city streets with my backpack in tow, but quickly sensed something was amiss. Shops were closed; flags were all lowered to half-mast; a police/military presence manned barricades near the Palais Grand-Ducal.…
I’m not particularly fond of the term “dark tourism.” In the travel industry, this traditionally refers to destinations that are associated with death and tragedy and would encompass places like The Killing Fields in Cambodia, World War II concentration camps, slave forts in West Africa, the genocide museums in Rwanda and Liberia and the prison cells where Sandinistas were held in Nicaragua.
Luxembourg is a deceptive city. The differences between its layout on a grid versus the geographical reality you will find there are vast.
As far as I know, Cole Porter didn’t have Luxembourg on the brain when he wrote those lyrics, but he might as well have.
Independence Day Parade in Georgetown, Guyana 2019 Everybody spread the word We’re gonna have a celebration All across the world In every nation When making a checklist of things to do while planning an international trip, one of most easily forgotten is to look up the national holidays…