Luxembourg - Tunnels and Towers

After lunch we drove into the centre of Luxembourg and commandeered a row in the car park to line the cars up in before strolling through a park and several streets until we arrived in the market square, where we met the guide who would be explaining the history of Luxembourg to us as we went through the tunnels.

Sadly, June got too claustrophobic even before we had descended a single level so she and I had our own tour above ground. (How did she stand it in the tunnels of Maison Taittinger last year ? Simple - there was an ample supply of alcohol to hand ).
Luxembourg city is dominated by the ravine and it's bridges. It is a strange sensation to lean on a wall and look down onto buildings almost vertically beneath one. It must have seemed a god-like existence to those fortress inhabitants of the past.
The squares within the city are small but open, not centered around any specific feature. The wall of glass bowls was in a square in which a peace rally was taking place.
Luxembourg city is a curious mixture of the old and the new, often side by side. The effect is not incongruous. It is always pleasant to find a city that is litter-free, and obviously cared-for. It is also full of suprises, but in a very unassuming way.

Sadly we ran out of time to continue wandering, and headed back for the tall cranes that surrounded the car park. Jacques' car was making quiet whirrring noises as we approached it, and when he returned with the others he confirmed that he had indeed left the fan running. At least there were plenty of people to push-start him.

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After lunch we drove into the centre of Luxembourg and commandeered a row in the car park to line the cars up in before strolling through a park and several streets until we arrived in the market square, where we met the guide who would be explaining the history of Luxembourg to us as we went through the tunnels.		Sadly, June got too claustrophobic even before we had descended a single level so she and I had our own tour above ground. (How did she stand it in the tunnels of Maison Taittinger last year ? Simple - there was an ample supply of alcohol to hand ).
	Luxembourg city is dominated by the ravine and it's bridges. It is a strange sensation to lean on a wall and look down onto buildings almost vertically beneath one. It must have seemed a god-like existence to those fortress inhabitants of the past.
	The squares within the city are small but open, not centered around any specific feature. The wall of glass bowls was in a square in which a peace rally was taking place.
Luxembourg city is a curious mixture of the old and the new, often side by side. The effect is not incongruous.		It is always pleasant to find a city that is litter-free, and obviously cared-for. It is also full of suprises, but in a very unassuming way.

Sadly we ran out of time to continue wandering, and headed back for the tall cranes that surrounded the car park.		Jacques' car was making quiet whirrring noises as we approached it, and when he returned with the others he confirmed that he had indeed left the fan running. At least there were plenty of people to push-start him.