Luxembourg

The drive from Holland to Luxembourg was fascinating. Firstly, it was amazing to watch how quickly the landscape changed from being flat fields to hilly forests as we left Holland, drove through Belgium and into Luxembourg. Secondly, it was bizarre stopping for lunch and a 30 cent wee, genuinely not knowing if we were in Belgium, France or Luxembourg. The upside of travelling with a GPS is that you get where you want to go with no stress, but the downside is that you’ve got no idea how!

Our stay in Luxembourg, while brief, was fantastic. It was only by chance that we ended up there. When we were planning our trip (read ‘planning’ in a very general sense), we were looking at the map and working out how we would get from Holland back to France. Luxembourg was kinda along the way, so we thought we would stop. It was a good decision.

Luxembourg is a gorgeous city built on a cliff face that forms a natural fortification around the city. The valleys below are a mix of the beautiful old town on the one side, and rich forests on the other.

One of the highlights was touring through the Bock Casemates – a series of tunnels that have been dug into the cliff.

While we were beginning to pride ourselves on our newfound ‘walking fitness’, we were absolutely exhausted after strolling through the streets for about 6 hours.

We headed back to the campsite and got a good nights sleep, excited about driving to Paris!