Trip to Luxembourg

Belgium, 21/03/2008

That weekend was a 'long weekend'. The term which we use in the industry we work when one gets freaking streak of holidays(ofcourse; any number >2). But, still; i'll say; an 'anomaly' which is so rare to experience in a year... We decided to plan that weekend for Luxembourg. I was pulling their legs indeed. Guys rather like to get under their coats the entire day with that kind of chill outside. Ahh, so ironical it was that my friends finally agreed and we set out for it on Sunday, the 23rd.


~~Luxembourg, 23/03/2008~~
--Briefing of my visit to Luxembourg--

Intro:
Luxembourg is a small country in Western Europe which is bordered by Belgium, Germany and France. The third of the triad 'BENELUX'; the Lux is small but heavily rich for a country its size. So rich is its economy that it has the highest GDP per capita in the world. Needless to say, being a landlocked country, Luxembourg doesnt have navy and airforce.. It's army? .. a group of around 800(source: Wiki). But.. we cannot ignore the facts also... 17 NATO AWACS are registered as aircraft of Luxembourg.(source: Wiki).

Say Awww... (Man... 17 AWACS to monitor that small a country... I wonder why we delayed so much to get that sole one...!)

Enroute Luxembourg - Shots

Snowfields enroute to Luxembourg

Country side shots enroute to Luxembourg

Luxembourg Station

An insight...

The Notre Dame Cathedral

Inside the Cathedral

The twigs and sprigs of this tree is making one hell of a labyrinth. Isn't it?

Memorial for the Grand Ducale of Luxembourg

Snap of the gang

Three towers


A Redoubt, part of the Luxembourg fort

Luxembourg Valley; the Adolphe Bridge in the background

A part of the Moselle valley


The Casemates




The Passarelle viaduct




A bird's eye view


And.. an ant's eye view ;)


An empty alley




Remains of the great towers at Plateau Du Rham




Clausen viaduct (electric poles for train are visible)

As i mentioned at first, the country is small; but rich in its culture and society. A nice place to visit for a 'long weekend' indeed. :)