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30 October 2009

Lux News ALERT: black panther sightings

Filed under: culture,entertainment,luxembourg,news — Will @ 15:16

The big news from Luxembourg this week is the rash of black panther sightings.

First, from the initial reports by Ara City Radio:

The whole country has gone Panther crazy following a sighting of one of the big cats in Bascharage on Sunday. There have been further reports of the beast from all over the south-west of the country, with even some claiming to have encountered it in Merl and Belair in the capital. Amnéville zoo denied reports in the Luxembourg media that the panther was one of theirs. The zoo’s director said they only have 3 panthers and they’re all still in their cage.

This morning, Ara City Radio distributed the latest information regarding this feline menace: (more…)

25 October 2009

Luxembourg News: 25 Oct ’09

Filed under: luxembourg — Will @ 19:18

Headlines for this week: Mad Trucker; Active Weasel; Demo Fallout; Cashier drives off Robber; Fuel Tax Dodging; Pensioner forgets Wad. (more…)

23 October 2009

New Coat Sunday!

Filed under: consumer,culture,luxembourg — Will @ 14:48

From the title above, one might think that this will be an action-packed story about Anita or Will going to a Luxembourgish mall to purchase a coat (on a Sunday).

But it is so much more than that: We’re talking about an officially celebrated holiday in Luxembourg: Mantelsonndeg — roughly translated, “Coat Sunday”. (more…)

22 October 2009

Interiors in violet

Filed under: luxembourg,mental state — Anita @ 9:48

Both Will and I have always loved houseplants. One of the hardest parts about moving to Europe was finding homes for the 50+ plants we had in the US. Thanks to friends and family, all our plants eventually found loving homes and most are doing well in their adopted environments. In Ireland, we had few indoor plants due to the lighting situation of the apartment. Still, we left behind a couple of children for our friends there.

Our apartment in Luxembourg, on the other hand, is a houseplant’s dream: lots of sun, space to grow and fresh breezes off the balcony. (more…)

16 October 2009

Luxembourg News: 16 Oct ’09

Filed under: ireland,luxembourg — Anita @ 15:57

SWISS HOOLIGANS

Two Swiss football fans were arrested for rowdy behavior following their teams 3-0 win over the Grand Duchy on Saturday night. Police came across them staggering around the Rives de Clausen area yelling and threatening various doormen at the bars and clubs. Both refused to calm down and leave the area, so police had no option but to take them to the station and lock them up for the night. Other than this, police say the night passed off quietly.

TRAFFIC CHAOS

An accident involving a lorry caused chaos during yesterday evening’s rush hour. The truck tipped over in the Howald tunnel at half past four, resulting in a 6 kilometer traffic jam on the A1 in the direction of the capital from the east. (more…)

10 October 2009

Luxembourg News Update: 10 Oct ‘09

Filed under: luxembourg — Will @ 18:31

More news from our town, for your pleasure.

ROBBER DISARMED
A quick witted customer snatched a robber’s gun out of his hand during a raid on a drugstore in Mondorf yesterday. The robber threatened the shopworkers with the weapon and demanded the cash from the tills. He then fired a shot into the roof of the store for effect. It was at this point that the customer realised he was only carrying an air pistol and made a successful grab for it. The robber then fled empty handed on foot in the direction of the border with France. Police were unable to find him and have appealed for witnesses.
ON THE WRONG TRACK
Police prevented a serious accident in the early hours of yesterday morning on the railway line joining Bettembourg and Dudelange. They stopped a woman who was driving her car along the tracks after taking a wrong turning at a level crossing. (more…)

8 October 2009

Bugle-Blog CLASSIC

Filed under: dublin,expat,ireland — Will @ 18:59

The Bugle does not aspire to comprehensive coverage of anything in particular. So it’s not a revelation that we didn’t get around to all of our ideas for blog posts about Ireland. When we moved from our home in Dublin, we took with us a long list of experiences that we still want to share. (more…)

4 October 2009

The tree behind our house

Filed under: luxembourg — Will @ 18:10

There’s a tree behind our apartment building. There’s a bench beneath it, a good place to sit away from the main traffic through the park. It’s a nice enough tree during the summer.

Nut Tree

About two weeks ago, we noticed people in the park stooped around the tree, occasionally picking something off the ground. By last week, families were coming to fill their sacks. (more…)

2 October 2009

BBB&B Update: September shakedown

Filed under: B&B,travel — Will @ 9:26

Please forgive the staff for their negligence of the blog these past few weeks. We had an Tour Eiffelimportant visit from the mother company to see whether the B&B is ready to open for business. The final report hasn’t been released yet, but the initial feedback was favorable. We’re sure that our new facilities in Luxembourg will meet the high expectations set by our Dublin operation.

The September dress rehearsal also brought the debut of a new series of Bugle products — guided tours. Our premier package is a whirlwind tour through a large part of France, an excursion that includes three wine regions and almost four days in and around Paris. (more…)

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