A couple of weeks after returning from our honeymoon, we had another chance to get away. Thanks to the abundant number of holidays in the Spanish calendar, we had a three day weekend to start off November.
We tossed around many ideas for where to spend this break, unsure of how we would be feeling and settling into life in Barcelona. Since Barcelona does not get much of a Fall, we thought it would be fun to go someplace that we could see some leaves and get to wear heavier jackets. Amidst putting the final touches on wedding planning, deciding where to go for this weekend trip was taking a lot of time. Two days before the wedding, Rachel needed to stop thinking about it, and was determined to just choose a place and go with it. In a point of exhaustion, while looking at destinations with inexpensive flights, Luxembourg popped up. Although she could not have pointed to Luxembourg on a map, she google image searched it, saw a pretty picture, and pressed "Book Flight." Done.
Luxembourg is a beautiful (tiiiiiny) country, nestled between Germany, France, and Belgium.
We stayed in Luxembourg City, and it was incredibly quiet while we were there (given that Friday was a holiday, so everything was closed, and Sundays everything is closed anyway.) Thankfully, our list of things ¨to-do¨ was not very long. We really just wanted to experience being somewhere new together, and discover it as we go. It was a slow paced trip, but we enjoyed just walking around the city. Luxembourg City is an interesting mix of French, German, and Belgian influence, so we had fun observing ways in which it felt like each of them. We had a little rain, which gave us the opportunity to hibernate, eat soup, and drink coffee. No complaints there! One especially cool part of the city is the Casemats - the old passageways and tunnels used for defending the city, originally dug in 1644. These pictures give you an idea of the the small, but scenic city.
We took a day trip to a nearby town called Vianden, which had a beautiful castle. The town itself was very small, but we found it had beautiful woods, and we enjoyed a long walk in the colorful leaves.
We had a lovely, quiet weekend. It was refreshing to be somewhere calm, to have some cooler weather, and to not feel rushed in the least. And before we knew it, we were back to the hustle and bustle of Barcelona!
We tossed around many ideas for where to spend this break, unsure of how we would be feeling and settling into life in Barcelona. Since Barcelona does not get much of a Fall, we thought it would be fun to go someplace that we could see some leaves and get to wear heavier jackets. Amidst putting the final touches on wedding planning, deciding where to go for this weekend trip was taking a lot of time. Two days before the wedding, Rachel needed to stop thinking about it, and was determined to just choose a place and go with it. In a point of exhaustion, while looking at destinations with inexpensive flights, Luxembourg popped up. Although she could not have pointed to Luxembourg on a map, she google image searched it, saw a pretty picture, and pressed "Book Flight." Done.
Luxembourg is a beautiful (tiiiiiny) country, nestled between Germany, France, and Belgium.
We stayed in Luxembourg City, and it was incredibly quiet while we were there (given that Friday was a holiday, so everything was closed, and Sundays everything is closed anyway.) Thankfully, our list of things ¨to-do¨ was not very long. We really just wanted to experience being somewhere new together, and discover it as we go. It was a slow paced trip, but we enjoyed just walking around the city. Luxembourg City is an interesting mix of French, German, and Belgian influence, so we had fun observing ways in which it felt like each of them. We had a little rain, which gave us the opportunity to hibernate, eat soup, and drink coffee. No complaints there! One especially cool part of the city is the Casemats - the old passageways and tunnels used for defending the city, originally dug in 1644. These pictures give you an idea of the the small, but scenic city.
We took a day trip to a nearby town called Vianden, which had a beautiful castle. The town itself was very small, but we found it had beautiful woods, and we enjoyed a long walk in the colorful leaves.
We had a lovely, quiet weekend. It was refreshing to be somewhere calm, to have some cooler weather, and to not feel rushed in the least. And before we knew it, we were back to the hustle and bustle of Barcelona!
Love the picture of you under your umbrella in a rainbow of leaves! Dreamy :)
ReplyDeleteTrying this again- I love the colors in these pictures! Of course I do- fall is my favorite season!!
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