Travel Guide » Luxembourg

Luxembourg Country Side

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:31:01 +0000

Once you have seen the main attractions of the capital city (and payed me a visit), you might wonder what else there is in Luxembourg. Well, there are numerous things that you might want to see, depending on your own personal interests. I would advise not to miss the castle of Vianden (see picture o Read More

Luxembourg Food

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:29:19 +0000

If you would like to taste a typical Luxembourgish dish, then I would suggest to try “Judd mat Gaardenbounen”, smoked neck of pork with thick beans. The many other specialities include fried Moselle fish, Ardennes ham and “Ietsenbulli” (thick pea soup). Most people appreciate Read More

Luxembourg Introduction

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:28:17 +0000

Luxembourg is a small country (2586,3 square kilometers) in the heart of Western Europe between Germany, Belgium and France. It owes its independence to the provisions of the Congress of Vienna (1815). Today it counts a population of around 400000 people, a number that can go well up to 1000000 peop Read More

Luxembourgish phrases and Learning

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:19:23 +0000

Phrases from Letzebuergesch Letzebuergesch Luxembourgian Pronunciation English Moien moy – yen Good morningGood day Novent no – vent Good evening Noecht nesh – t Good night Wei ass et? veh – ahs – et How are you? Eddy eddy Goodbye(i.e. adieu) Avuhr av Read More

Luxembourg language

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:15:45 +0000

The Luxembourg language (Letzebuergesch) is classified as a west Mosel Frankish dialect. It has Germanic origins but has existed as a distinctly seperate language for nearly one thousand years. Here is a list of some simple Letzebuergesch words and phrases with the English translations. I am not sur Read More

Echternach Dancing Procession

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:14:08 +0000

The Echternach Dancing Procession Fifty days after Easter, on the Tuesday of the week following Whitsuntide or Pentecost, a strange medieval ritual is performed in the village of Echternach. Located on the eastern border of Luxembourg, Echternach is dominated by the Benedictine abbey of saint Willib Read More

Luxembourg Language

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:40 +0000

If you visit Luxembourg City and enter one of the shops, you may notice that the Luxembourg shopkeepers instantly switch back and forth between several languages as they wait on the foreign tourists. It is quite usual for a native Luxembourger to be fluent in four or five languages. Meanwhile, you m Read More