If youve found something interesting here, it means youve crossed the border, and are probably in Germany. The country that brings you the museum of blocks of steel, also brings with it a mundane boringness that can only be found in Luxembourg.
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Advantages: Deathly quiet, safe as a Bomb Shelter Disadvantages: Deathly quiet, Like being wrapped in cotton wool 24/7
If youve found something interesting here, it means youve crossed the border, and are probably in Germany. The country that brings you the museum of blocks of steel, also brings with it a mundane boringness that can only be found in Luxembourg.
Ok, so you dont need a Flak Jacket for this one, but for me, it would make a really neat retirement home, all enclosed within its small borders, in fact, I would love to retire there when Im ... ...You can be mistaken if you think that your permently in some English Hamlet somewhere, the whole country has this feel to it, which some people like.
All though it isnt my cup of tea, a lot has to be said for the stability of the country, and lets face it, its doing well!
Luxembourg\'s stable, high-income economy features moderate growth, low inflation, and low unemployment.
If youve found something interesting here, it means youve crossed the border, and are probably in Germany. The country that brings you the museum of blocks of steel, also brings with it a mundane boringness that can only be found in Luxembourg.
Ok, so you dont need a Flak Jacket for this one, but for me, it would make a really neat retirement home, all enclosed within its small borders, in fact, I would love to retire there when Im older and grey, well, older, and greyer!
You can be mistaken if you think that your permently in some English Hamlet somewhere, the whole country has this feel to it, which some people like.
All though it isnt my cup of tea, a lot has to be said for the stability of the country, and lets face it, its doing well!
Luxembourg\'s stable, high-income economy features moderate growth, low inflation, and low unemployment.
The industrial sector, which was dominated until the 1960s by steel, has become increasingly more diversified to include chemicals, rubber, and other products.
During the past decades, growth in the financial sector has more than compensated for the decline in steel. Services, especially banking and other financial exports, account for the majority of economic output. Agriculture is based on small, family-owned farms.
Luxembourg has especially close trade and financial ties to Belgium and the Netherlands, and as a member of the EU it enjoys the advantages of the open European market. Luxembourg possesses the highest GDP per capita in the world, the twelfth highest Human Development Index, and the fourth highest quality of life.
Unemployment is 4.8% of the labour force, which is attractive in iteself!
The northern third of the country is known as the \'Oesling\', and forms part of the Ardennes. It is dominated by hills and low mountains, including the Kneiff, which is the highest point. The region is sparsely populated, with only one town (Wiltz) with a population of more than four thousand people.
The southern two-thirds of the country is called the \"Gutland\", and is more densely populated than the Oesling. It is also more diverse, and can be divided into five geographic sub-regions.
The Luxembourg plateau, in south-central Luxembourg, is a large, flat, sandstone formation, and the site of the city of Luxembourg.
Little Switzerland, in the east of Luxembourg, has craggy terrain and thick forests.
The Moselle valley is the lowest-lying region, running along the south-eastern border.
The Red Lands, in the far south and southwest, are Luxembourg\'s industrial heartland and home to many of Luxembourg\'s largest towns.
The border between Luxembourg and Germany is formed by three rivers: the Moselle, the Sauer, and the Our. Other major rivers are the Alzette, the Attert, the Clerve, and the Wiltz. The valleys of the mid-Sauer and Attert form the border between the Gutland and the Oesling.
Luxembourg has been overshadowed by the culture of its neighbours, although, having been for much of its history a profoundly rural country, it retains a number of folk traditions.
There are several notable museums, mostly located in the capital; these include the National Museum of History and Art (MNHA), the History Museum of the City of Luxembourg, and the new Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (Mudam). The National Museum of Military History (MNHM) in Diekirch is especially known for its representations of the Battle of the Bulge, and lastly, but not leastly, the steel museum (I put aside a day for this one, I was in and out in about 3 mins, infact, the shop took more of my time!)
Luxembourg is of course famous for its Radio Station, and I can remember tuning into Radio Luxembourg as a boy, latter I tuned into the BBC Worldservice on my travels, but now, I can tune into any station in the world more or less, which kind of ruins the quaintness of tuning into anything on a cats whisker!
I dread being told that Im off to Luxembourg, simply because all I want to do whilst there is drink to excess to numb the feeling of being trapped, it is however, a nice place for those wanting to be quiet in a quiet place, surrounded by quiet people, if you know what I mean!
Finaly words? Well, R.E.S.P.E.C.T goes out to the Luxembourgers for keeping things their way, thats for sure!
Advantages: Easy to get to, very hospitable, excellent food, drink and scenery Disadvantages: Lots of shops shut on a Monday, for some reason
Luxembourg might be a small nation wedged quietly in between Belgium, France and Germany, but it is unfairly overlooked most of the time and is very much worth a visit. Passing through this tiny country on the motorway doesn't give you any idea of the treasures on offer in the Mosel Valley, for example - come off at Grevenmacher and follow the road along the river to Remich. You will see some beuatiful scenery, the vines snaking up over the hills ... ...stone's throw from Germany. These villages are often host to restaurants and vintners, wine growers whose vineyards are open for tasting, and of course for purchasing the oft-neglected Luxemburg wines - look out for the local sparkling wine known as Cremant...
Remich itself is one of the larger settlements along the Mosel, and every weekend in the summer months it plays host to the local charity associations' fetes and festivals on the river bank, ...
JVL 08.08.2000
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Advantages: Enjoy a coffee break instead of paying autoroute tolls Disadvantages: none
While living in Brussels I decided to visit friends in Stuttgart. So I planned my route to avoid the French autoroute tolls and instead of going to Saarbrücken via Metz I decided to go through Luxembourg. Just before the Belgian/Luxembourg border is the Belgian town of Arlon. This is a great place to visit, as it is the site of a Roman fort town. If you are travelling from Brussels by car: follow the E411 to Namur and Luxembourg. Take the exit to ... ...Luxembourg has borders with France, Belgium and Germany this gives rise to the diverse languages that are spoken and understood here including English. Somewhat forgotten is the Luxemburgians own language ‘Letzenburgese’ a Germanic-based language but hey so is English! There are words from French and German as well as words you won’t find in any other language. Luxembourg uses the Luxembourg and the Belgian franc (1 Belgian franc = 1 Luxembourg franc). ...
bigdoug 05.08.2000
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Advantages: beautiful scenery, situation, cheap petrol Disadvantages: small
Luxembourg is a beautiful country. Just minutes out of Luxembourg city you find yourself in the Luxembourg countryside. The rest of the country basically consists of small villages and towns.
Luxembourg is small, so you may find it difficult to spend any length of time there but it is in an excellent position in that it is very close to Germany, France and Belgium, making it an ideal base for a European holiday.
As for languages, most people speak ... ...languages to make a complete hash of. A good number also have a stab at English which can be very handy.
Not only that, but the petrol is amazingly cheap and if you travel down near the border of Germany, you'll see queues of German cars who have nipped across the border with a boot full of petrol cans to make the most of the low prices (equivalent of approximately 60p per litre). Shame it isn't closer to us really!!! ...
aaaardvark 31.07.2000
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Advantages: Can be seen in a day Disadvantages: Not that much to do, expensive
Luxembourg is small and like most things in small packages, it’s expensive! The petrol is (or at least was) more expensive that Britain. The country has one of the if not the highest standard of living in the whole of Europe which means the shops are very expensive. If you are rich you might want to wonder around all of the jewellery shops in the city centre.
Luxembourg is a nice place to visit for a day or so. It is very small so you probably can ...
jonyee 09.07.2000
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