Anita and I are excited about tonight’s matchup between the Republic of Ireland and France, in the second round of World Cup 2010 qualification. We’d like to help you catch up with the Irish team’s exploits this year. (more…)
14 November 2009
4 November 2009
How It’s Renovated: The Rough Cuts
Everybody loves time-lapse movies!
A townhome across from Bugle HQ has been under renovation since we moved here. In fact, every third residence in Luxembourg-Ville seems to be under renovation. When we looked for apartments this spring, our expectations changed radically from our time in Dublin. By the second day of touring residences, a five-year-old apartment looked dilapidated.
Some renovations completely change the exterior of the building. Our own building might have a core structure that’s 100 years old, but it appears to be about ten years old from the exterior (and interior) style.
Back to the building across the street: the exterior renovations began recently, so the Bugle staff deployed some new toys to document the progress. And you, dear readers, get a special preview of the results. (more…)
30 October 2009
Lux News ALERT: black panther sightings
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
Headlines for this week: Mad Trucker; Active Weasel; Demo Fallout; Cashier drives off Robber; Fuel Tax Dodging; Pensioner forgets Wad. (more…)
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23 October 2009
New Coat Sunday!
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…)
10 October 2009
Luxembourg News Update: 10 Oct ‘09
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
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…)
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4 October 2009
The tree behind our house
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.
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
Please forgive the staff for their negligence of the blog these past few weeks. We had an 
important 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…)
18 September 2009
Luxembourg News Update: 18 Sept ’09
From the annals of local news, as brought to the attention of the Bugle staff by ARA City Radio, here is your probably-soon-to-be weekly Luxembourg update:
- SAMURAI WARRIOR
Police arrested a man in Fennange, near Bettembourg with a samurai sword in his car. He was on his way back to a bar where he’d had an argument with another of the customers. He’d told the other man he would be back with his samurai sword to sort out the matter. But the police were able to stop him before he could get into the bar, and confiscated the sword. He also lost his driving license on the spot after failing a breath test. - FIGHTS NATIONWIDE
- Police had to intervene in no fewer than 6 fights on Saturday night. (more…)
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