LOCATION:
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Though Luxembourg wasn't originally on the itinerary, I decided to make a quick day trip there because of its proximity to Brussels and after hearing what a gem it was. According to my guidebook, Luxembourg consistently ranks among the world's three richest countries and Luxembourg City was described as having a "fairy-tale quality." The train takes about three hours each way - meaning I actually spent more time traveling than exploring the city - but it was still definitely worth it. The city is filled with beautiful cliffs, gorges, valleys, and has a river running through it.
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| Looks like a fairy tale to me! |
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| View from the top of the Casemates. |
A friend recommended I check out the Casemates, a series of underground caves that were originally built in the 10th century. Over time they have been occupied by Belgian, Italian, Spanish, French, Austrian, Dutch and Prussian defense systems, and they could provide shelter to almost 40,000 people during bomb raids in both World Wars. They have since been reduced in size and plans were made to dismantle the fortress all together, but because of its underground location the city above would also be damaged. It was eerily quiet inside, but such a cool place to wander and explore!
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| One of the windows looking out. |
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| The purple lighting inside gave it a spooky feel. |
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| I was almost too scared to go down this staircase - I was the only one in there! |
Overall, I wish I had decided to spend a night in Luxembourg City and explore it a little bit more but who knows, maybe I will get to go back someday! It was beautiful, and absolutely lived up to the "fairy-tale" description. Time to say goodbye to Belgium though, and ease on down the road again - back to London! Hard to believe today marks four weeks of traveling, with only six left to go. It is going by so fast!!
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| One last shot of Luxembourg. |
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