Category: Luxembourg We Go 2022
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Müllerthal: Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland 🇱🇺
We closed Memorial Day Weekend with a visit to Müllerthal, a region often called “Little Switzerland” for its dramatic rock formations, forests, and winding trails. After the emotional weight of the cemetery and the intellectual depth of Luxembourg City’s history, Müllerthal felt like a natural exhale. Massive stone pillars, mossy paths, and narrow gorges created…
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Luxembourg City: A Fortress, a Trading Power, and a City of Stories 🇱🇺
Luxembourg City surprised us in ways we hadn’t expected. What at first looks like a compact European capital reveals itself, layer by layer, as one of the most strategically important cities in European history. Perched dramatically on cliffs above the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers, Luxembourg was shaped less by aesthetics and more by necessity. Its…
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Memorial Day at the Luxembourg American Cemetery 🇱🇺
The heart of our weekend was the Luxembourg American Cemetery, where more than 5,000 U.S. service members are laid to rest, most of them lost during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. This cemetery is where General George S. Patton is buried, standing among his soldiers just as he did in life….
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Saarschleife Treetop Path: Memorial Day Weekend Begins in the Canopy 🇩🇪
We started Memorial Day Weekend 2022 surrounded not by crowds or cities, but by trees and sky. The Saarschleife Treetop Path in southwest Germany offered exactly the kind of quiet, reflective beginning that felt right for a holiday rooted in remembrance. The path winds high above the forest, leading visitors through the treetops before opening…