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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…)

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…)

18 September 2009

Luxembourg News Update: 18 Sept ’09

Filed under: culture,luxembourg,politics — Will @ 16:24

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…)

5 September 2009

Preview: How big is Luxembourg?

Filed under: luxembourg,usa — Will @ 15:54

The most enduring attraction of this blog appears to be one of our early posts, the one about the size of Ireland. (I suspect that it is particularly popular with young students looking to borrow some ideas for a school report.)

The Bugle staff are working on a sequel to that post, with the working title, Luxembourg: Put It in Your Pocket and Take It with You. Today, we offer you an early look at our contribution to the fascinating world of comparative geography. (more…)

21 August 2009

The wine glass that ate Luxembourg

Filed under: B&B,consumer,luxembourg — Will @ 20:07

We knew that Ville-Haute was the premier shopping district in Luxembourg before we even visited the city. When we arrived, we learned that the shops would be open for a very special Sunday sale in June. That Sunday, Anita discovered the Villeroy & Boch store. It is, in her words, “a place of wonderful prettiness and stuff that I want.”

Today, we want to share her discovery on that day: the mostest wine glass ever. (more…)

18 August 2009

The most useful phrase in French

Filed under: expat,french,luxembourg,travel — Will @ 19:03

Anita is becoming famous in some circles in Luxembourg for her French!

For months, she practiced one and only one phrase in French:
Je suis desolée. Je ne parle pas français.
What does it mean, in English? “I’m sorry. I don’t speak French.”

Anita’s pronunciation is so good (and effortless) that people don’t believe her. (more…)

6 August 2009

Not finished with the Tour!

Filed under: luxembourg,sports — Will @ 12:06

Consider this post a wrap-up of our Tour de France coverage for 2009. You’ve seen plenty of photos from our trip to Stage 14, but you haven’t seen the video. In this post, we’ll give you that, plus news about the response in Luxembourg to their favorite sons’ performances. (more…)

15 July 2009

French Phrase for today: Faire le pont

Filed under: french,luxembourg — Will @ 19:58

Today I met my tutor for my sixth French lesson in the past fourteen days. I returned home with a French phrase that I’d like to share, and a set of photos to show you part of our new world. (more…)

14 July 2009

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

Filed under: culture,luxembourg — Will @ 16:11

Happy Bastille Day!

This holiday celebrates the customary event that marks beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, the storming of the Bastille prison (and temporary armory in July 1789). At that time, Luxembourg had been ruled for decades by the Austrian Hapsburgs, who had shown little interest in this part of their empire. (more…)

12 July 2009

B&B progress report

Filed under: B&B,luxembourg — Anita @ 19:37

Greetings, faithful readers! The Bakker Bugle enterprise appreciates your interest in the latest advances in Bugle products and services. We’d like to give you a sneak peek at the new B&B in Luxembourg, to open Fall 2009.

Our team of B&B-specialized master builders have had access to the worksite for four weeks, and we’re happy with the progress so far.

You can learn much, much more by reading the captions of the new photoset at Flickr.

And remember, we’re accepting pre-bookings for the new Bugle B&B in Luxembourg. Call today!

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