Hey everyone!
I know I haven't written a blog in months on end, but I'm going to get back into it, I swear.
I recently made a trip to Luxembourg City, in the little country of Luxembourg, no larger then the size of Oxfordshire!
On a Friday afternoon, me and a close friend of mine bolted it down to the airport to catch our evening flight. We hadn't done much research into the city we were en-route to, so we didn't have any expectations.
Though, we weren't quite expecting Luxembourg to have three national languages. French, German and Luxembourgish (yes, it is a language). Everyone is fluent in all three, and therefore you don't know which one people are going to speak to you in. We even heard someone speaking French, and the person they were talking to responded in German!
The journey from the airport, to the centre of the city was very easy. You can get a bus which costs €2 for a two hour ticket. We stayed at Hotel Bristol, near the central train station. Very basic, but it had everything we needed. Breakfast was included in the price too, which meant we could fill up before a day of exploring.
We walked over the viaduct, into the city centre where we wandered around for a little while. After lunch we headed to the palace, and then onwards to Bock Casemates.
Bock Casemates is a series of underground passages and galleries, dating back as far as the 1700's. Having had many uses, ranging from bakeries to slaughterhouses, and shelter from the war, this place is full of history. Unfortunately, we didn't get the opportunity to go inside, but it will definitely be on my list for next time.
We took a slow meander back along the river that is situated below Bock, before the skies opened and the rain began to pour.
The building in Luxembourg City are beautiful, and are painted in beautiful pale oranges, yellows, greens and blues. I spent a lot of time photographing these amazing buildings.
The picture above is a view from the top of Bock, of the old city of Luxembourg. As you can see the river runs straight through the centre.
Below is a picture of Bock Casemates itself, situated on the left. You can see the old windows were people would peek out, into the outside world.
The above picture of the Viaduct Bridge, that connects to sides of the city to each other. Below the bridge if a valley which has been turned into a beautiful, tranquil park.
I would definitely head back over to Luxembourg, but I would love to drive around the whole country to see what it has to offer, and get away from the city.
Thanks for reading, xo
*As with all pictures featured on my blog, they are all taken by me unless otherwise noted. I use a Canon 700d, Canon S120 and iPhone 6S.
