Return to Flanders: Part 1

Earlier this year, Anita chronicled our adventure on the cobbled hills of Flanders. Spoiler alert: It didn’t go quite as she intended.
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Women’s Pro Cycling in Luxembourg: Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs

Back in 2011, we spent a lovely spring afternoon at a women’s pro cycling race called the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs. ..

Springtime Prompt Post

Are you tired of looking at that snowy photo from the last post? I am.
It took a long time for spring to arrive in Luxembourg, compared to the past three years. ..

Snow in Luxembourg, Part 1

After two days of sun and relatively warm weather, it’s safe to bring out our photos of this winter’s snowfall in Luxembourg. It was the most cold and snowy winter since we arrived here. ..

More Christmas Market Photos

One of the good things about living in the city is that the Christmas Market is a place that I pass by — or wander through — on my way to other things. ..

Huet den Houseker der eng Rutt bruet?

Translation: Did the man in black bring you a stick?
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Tour de France: One for the good guys

Let’s look back at the 2012 Tour de France! After La Planche des Belles Filles, we drove a little way off the course to our hotel in Mulhouse, which is not far from the Swiss border. ..

Gebuertsdag vum Ierfgroussherzog Guillaume

Today marks the thirty-first birthday of Prince Guillaume, The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. And that comes just a few weeks after his marriage to Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy. ..

Stuck on You, Lionel Richie

I have been waiting a long time to post the following image, and now I have an excuse.

The excuse? Mr Richie played a concert in Luxembourg last week. That is all.

Tour de France: La Planche des Belles Filles

In late May, we poured over maps of the stages of the Tour de France. This year, we said, we would travel to see the cyclists climb the real mountains that we’ve seen so many times on TV.
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