Saturday in Luxembourg: (Some) Words & (Mostly) Pictures

Samschdeg, 19 September.

Yippee for Saturday!! Today was a lovely day and I can't wait to share it with you all. However, I feel like I've been doing a lot of typing lately ... so I'm going to give my fingers a bit of a break and let the photos do the talking!

Saint-Joseph in Esch-sur-Alzette

After running to the supermarket this morning (and snapping more than a few photos of the houses and churches I passed along the way), I took the train into Luxembourg City with some girl friends from my residence. We intended to shop and see the sights, but ultimately just wound up taking photos of things we liked all over Luxembourg!

From the buildings...

... to the incredible views ...

Giverny in Full Bloom

Dimanche, 13 juillet.

Get up close and personal with the beautiful flowers in Monet's garden.

Snapshots: from Caen to Champigny

Samedi, 12 juillet.

I'm sorry that there haven't been very many updates in the last few days ... after a few days of laying low and sleeping in, I've had a couple of crazy adventures! I took an unforgettable day trip to Caen on Friday and spent today hopping between sites, visiting first the Mémorial Mont-Valérien and then the Musée de la Résistance Nationale in Champigny-sur-Marne.

In the next few days, I'll upload more -- more posts, more photos, more factoids that only I find interesting! But for now, here are some snapshots of my adventures that just work best on their own.

Stumbled across this church in Caen. Very old. Very beautiful.

View of the city -- a la fois moderne et ancienne --- from the Chateau de Caen. 

The walk to Point du Hoc.

Memorial on Omaha Beach.

Reflecting on the reflecting pool...?

Snapshots of La Rochelle

Vendredi, le 4 juillet.

La Rochelle in Bloom

Jeudi, 3 juillet.

More so than anywhere I've visited so far this summer, La Rochelle is simply bursting with beautiful flowers! It seems like every house and front yard is full of beautiful blooms. Unlike other cities, where bursts of color are confined to window boxes, flowers grow all over here ... even peeking out of cracks in the sidewalk!

Anyone know the name of this flower? It's everywhere!

The further you get into La Rochelle's residential area (where my AirBNB is located), the more lovely and numerous the flowers become. I love the contrast between the whitewashed houses and bright -- usually pink -- blooms.