To quote one of my personal heroes, Darth Vader:
“s-NooooOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo-w”
Well technically he never actually said that, but I’ve seen people make it seem like he did.
That’s right, the white fluffy stuff has found me, and I was super excited to see it. Walking into downtown from the train station here in Luxembourg City is an event on its own. I passed by some absolutely breathtaking views, and as I did, thought to myself “man, all these trees without leaves look kind of boring, I bet this place would look amazing with a layer of snow.” I awoke the next morning at around 07:00, took a look out my hostel room window, and bore witness to big fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky. I made haste to get myself outside while it was still falling (and before it could melt, which it did, very quickly), and had some fun in the snow while everyone else was being grumpy about it.
The coolest thing about Luxembourg City is the defensive landscape and architecture. The fortress is touted as the second strongest fortress ever to be built in Europe, and it shows. The location is absolutely perfect for such construction. Nearby Alzette River, which wraps around the sheer cliffs of the Bock, and Luxembourg castle. Even if you somehow managed to breach tier after tier of elaborate outer defenses, the inner fortress could only be accessed by a single choke point. The Clausen Bridge. That being said, the fortress of Luxembourg did in fact trade hands with the French, Spanish, Dutch, and German territories many times in its history.
As beautiful, clean, and surreal Luxembourg City is, it lacks much anything to do throughout the day, or night for that matter. By 19:00 the roads were totally void of life, and the salting trucks were already out in force. The only bars/pubs “in town” are so far off you need to take a bus. I gave them a pass, and decided to visit some markets. Speaking of which, even the outdoor markets were closed early (say whaaaaaat?). It seems that much like Germany, everywhere is closed on a Sunday in Luxembourg. With nothing to do, I spent some time outside just enjoying the frigid, crisp air. Took some o.k. shots, then made my way back to the hostel to do some research. For the most part got to “chill” the day away. Amsterdam is next, so I may just need the extra energy to survive. We’ll see.
I’m a madman! Somebody stop me before I hurt someone! Just a few minutes ago, I bought four huge bars of marzipan at 1EU each. This is a cost way below anything I’ve seen in Europe (or even Canada for that matter). If there were one thing that could beat Nutella on a scale of food addiction, it would be marzipan. Now here comes the crazy part: what if I was to put Nutella ON marzipan? I think the overindulgence gods would strike me down in an intense, blazing firestorm. It’s because of this, that I dare not attempt such dangerous alchemy. I’ll just stick to Nutella cucumbers for now.
And now something random:
Q-A box is sent from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Saskatoon, Canada. How long could the sender expect the parcel to take, until those on the other side could retrieve it?
A-??????
Just random, means nothing….. what? Don’t believe me? Fine! /shifty eyes*
-Kyle- Shifting out-
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If you send the parcel by land it will probably arrive in Saskatoon in about 1-2 months. If you splurge and send the package by air it will only take 1-2 months. However I am forgetting to take into account mail going from Europe to Canada is much faster than from Canada to Europe (and cheaper too!) so maybe it will only take 1-2 months.
And Kyle, I am glad the "fall to my deaf" pun was not lost on you. I personally thought that was a moment of brilliance, but when I relayed my great humour to Tyler he did not give it adequate appreciation (he probably just didn't get it).
Ryan and I saw James Blunt last night and I thought it was fantastic. His voice was clear and strong and the music sounded fantastic. Was really glad we went (even though Ryan was suffering through Tonsilitis. What a trooper)
Oh and finally, thanks for getting that Eagle Eyed Cherry song in my head. That song actually came out the year I was in Europe the first time. Strange hey?
Enjoy the snow, ours has all melted. You can enjoy the snow so much better while overseas because you know you will not have to shovel it or drive on it, and if you really want to you can take a train to Greece and say good riddance to it. Lucky bastard!
Laurena the punny.
Luxembourg sounds like a nice place to live, but you wouln't want to visit there (for long). Something like Saskatoon. Only 19 of 194 countries in the world are smaller than Luxembourg. There will probably be a lot more action in Amsterdam.
Of Amsterdam's main attractions, you might want to stick to its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, and give its red-light district and its many cannabis coffee shops a miss.
I am currently watching The Price is Right with a very sick Ryan. One guy picked the exact right price for a Mini Cooper, but changed one of the numbers at the very last second. Another lady won 2 cars, so things are very exciting here.
Ho hum. Gas has dropped again to 86.9. I'm still waiting for other prices to drop as a result, but I don't think I'll hold my breath.
Love, Mom
PS Laurena - I laughed out loud at "fall to my deaf"
PPS Kyle - Nutella cucumber sandwiches??? Nothing can be that good
OK I give up. Which of the green statues is not made of metal? If I had to guess I would say the very top one holding a mallet and spikey thing. It looked that would be a pose one could maintain for a longer time than the others.
Mom
Also, this was in a recent Coffee Perks: "I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains." Anne Frank
Uh I have to disagree with mom, in Amsterdam the MAIN thing you should do is go to a coffee house and the Red Light district!!! That is part of the uniqueness of that city! I dont' mean you have to partake or go wild, but you should experience it for sure. However I am not your mother so I can say these things. And if mom is reading this, I of course would NEVER go to a coffee house or the Red Light District.
WOOO GO CALGARY!!!!!!
=p
I hate you Alan.
I type this on my ipod (in mcdonalds haha)
Oh, the real statue is the top right guy.
Typing like this is slow. Laters.
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