Do You Imagine It To Look Like Vianden?

  If and when you think about fairy tales, do you imagine it to look like Vianden (Veianen)?   Actually, my fairy tale looks more like 31 rue cambon, but for today let’s just say it should be this charming commune in northeastern Luxembourg.   As I amble through this cobblestoned town that dates back to the medieval ages,   …

Up Next Is Clervaux

Up next is Clervaux (Klierf in Luxembourgish), another place swept up during WWII as the Battle of the Bulge was raging. It is about half an hour or so away from Wiltz. Today it is a postcard pretty town that, for a few American tanks displayed almost as a war memorial, spills over hills in a very sleepy sort of way, making it …

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Wolz, Ech Hun Dech Gaer

  Early this morning I cross the border into Luxembourg and am greeted by patches of fog…   that slowly yield to wonderful vistas of my first stop in the town of Wiltz (or Wolz in Luxembourgish):   I’m happy to get out and stretch my legs while checking out the surrounding real estate. On this cute street,   I …

Can You Say Schrijnwerkersstraat?

  When in Anvers, get dim sum.  I had some really fabulous Thai food in Namur my first weekend at a restaurant called Sawasdee, but Anvers is really the best Belgian town for first-rate dim sum. Don’t ask me why, c’est comme ça!   Chinatown is mere steps away from the central train station so there’s no excuse to not go …

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Why Is Everyone So Tall?

  Why is everyone so tall?!? I’m definitely feeling Lilliputian walking among the Dutch. I knew I should have brought those skyscraper sandals with me, though I suspect I’d still get dwarfed standing next to some of these people. But never mind that, there is plenty of diversity in this fair city and before long I am at eye-level with …