We visited Washington, DC in the morning today to see the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. It was, unfortunately, well past peak bloom.
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From Luxembourg to Zurich
After a quick breakfast at the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa, we checked out and headed to Zurich by train. This was not originally part of our travel plans as we were going to return to Belgium but due to the SNCB strike decided to go to Switzerland instead. After a late arrival in Zurich, we visited Uetliberg, a small mountain on the west side of the city that we’ve never visited before. After enjoying the view and a tiny bit of snow on the ground, we visited the Lindt Home of Chocolate where we enjoyed some free chocolate and bought some chocolate as well. We returned to Zurich to check in at the Kameha Grand, a hotel we’ve stayed at before.
Continue reading “From Luxembourg to Zurich”Bourscheid Castle
After a big breakfast at the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa, we took the tram to the north side of the city to walk over the Pont Grande-Duchesse Charlotte again as the weather today was much better than two days ago. We then took a train and bus to visit the Château de Bourscheid. Unlike Vianden, this castle was outside of town and was in a ruined state. We returned to Luxembourg for a very late lunch and then visited the city’s fortifications on the east side of the Alzette atop the Plateau du Rham before returning to the Marriott after sunset.
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After breakfast at the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa, we headed north by train and bus to Vianden, a town in Luxembourg next to the border with Germany, to visit the Château de Vianden, a beautiful castle atop a hill overlooking the town below. After our visit, we had a huge lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Luxembourg to end the day.
Continue reading “Vianden Castle”A Wet and Foggy Day in Luxembourg
We woke up at the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa to a dark and foggy morning. After breakfast, we walked across the Pont Grande-Duchesse Charlotte to visit the Musée Dräi Eechelen within Fort Thüngen. We then walked down into the Pfaffenthal district in the valley formed by the Alzette and ascended back up the Ville Haute via the Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator. After lunch, we walked to the south above the cliffs and walls of the Luxembourg Fortress and the Chemin de la Corniche until reaching the Citadelle du Saint-Esprit at the south end of the Ville Haute. Later in the evening, we returned to the Ville Haute to see the view at night and to have a light dinner.
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