When Moms Come to Visit: Leslie in Luxembourg

Donneschdeg, 16 Juni.

I'm officially feeling like the luckiest duck in the world. After listening to me brag about Luxembourg for the past nine months, my mom finally got to come check out the Grand Duchy for herself. She arrived last Friday morning and we have spent the past week exploring some of my favorite corners of Luxembourg.

Selfie time after an obligatory excursion to the Casemates du Bock!

In addition to Luxembourg City and my hometown of Esch-sur-Alzette (après neuf mois, je me considère comme une vraie Eschoise...), we spent a day exploring some of the more distant corners of Luxembourg. I loved having the opportunity to revisit some of my favorite places from the past year, including Larochette Castle. It rained on us a bit during our second day, but we didn't let the bad weather dampen our spirits. And hey, at least my mom got to catch a glimpse of the famous Luxembourgish weather! 

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Hello, Châteaux: Larochette Castle

Samschdeg, 10 Oktouber.

Can you believe that I have been in Luxembourg over a month? (My official "one month" mark is tomorrow, but I've technically already hit the four-week mark.) In honor of this anniversary -- and, more accurately, in recognition of the fact that nice weather is getting increasingly hard to come by -- I spent today on an incredible outdoor adventure!

Catherine, another Fulbrighter, and I decided to head north to central Luxembourg for some hiking and sightseeing. The first stop on our list was Larochette Castle, known as Buerg Fiels in Luxembourgish.

Uh. Maze. Ing.

In addition to Larochette, we also visited Beaufort Castle and returned to Echternach to do some border-hopping ... but you'll have to wait a little bit for those posts!