A very cold but beautiful weekend in Luxembourg in mid-January. Lots of things were closed and it was too cold to be outside for more than 45 minutes to an hour at a time, but the city was still beautiful and we really had a lot of fun. Highlights were the scenery, our hotel (Hotel Schintgen) which brought breakfast to our room (including large quantities of much-needed coffee), the VIP Room (club, no cover charge, overpriced drinks of course, but lots of fun - they played that new Madonna song what more can you ask?), and the
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castle
Looking across the gorge from the old town.
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down into the gorge
amazing bridge
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down into the gorge 2
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old city walls
Looking back towards the old town - full of cranes!
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walking into the gorge
We took a steep little path down into the gorge.
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everything's covered in frost
It was quite cold and shady at the bottom of the gorge but also beautiful.
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in the gorge 2
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bridge from below
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church built into the rock
Seen on our walk through the gorge.
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in the Grund
The Grund is one of the lower neighborhoods, built in a wide part of...
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in the Grund again
Complete with a crane in the background! A common site in Luxembourg which is...
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in the grund 2
looking down a little street.
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old city walls 2
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Grund from above
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Palais des Ducs
In the heart of the old town.
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church spires from our window
The church was beautiful until the bells starting ringing non-stop at 8am!
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Place Guillaume II
as seen from the window of Hotel Schintgen. Great location and great price.
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a crane
I felt the need to have at least one photo with a crane as the main...
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Thomas at Chi Chi's Luxembourg
Believe it or not there is a Chi Chi's in Luxembourg. And we...
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de-Lux crew
The Luxembourg adventurers
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looking down on the Grund
Sunday morning dawned cloudy and absolutely freezing. But the city was still...
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Luxembourg in the icy mist
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up into the old town
The trees and ground were covered in a thick layer of frost even as...
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very cold garden
Complete with a maze!
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de-Lux crew tries to stay warm
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