These electronic signs inform drivers how many available parking spaces are in nearby garages. Upon moving to Luxembourg, non-EU citizens have up to 12 months to obtain a local license. No road test is required. Here’s what you need: Form Demande en obtention d’un permis de conduire (download from www.snct.lu); Recent ID photograph 45 […]
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Chocolat
Jean-Claude Arens (4a, avenue du 10 Septembre, L-2550 Luxembourg): It’s hard to pass this scrumptious pâtissier/chocolatier without ducking in for a treat. Aside from sculptures like the chocolate-pistachio cake above, Jean-Claude Arens offers French macarons, Sacher Tortes, éclairs and other pastries such as croissants and pains au chocolate. If you’re interested, you can top off the […]
Arlon
This Belgian town, which is about twenty minutes from Luxembourg, was first settled as a Roman trading post. The medieval layout leads to a central hilltop, which used to house a fortress. Now, only a stone foundation remains. What we did: Eglise St-Donat: Worth the short hike. This church was built in 1626 by the […]
Closet Case
In Luxembourg, it is atypical for apartments and houses to have built-in closets. This means you will have to purchase armoires – huge, heavy, pricey pieces that may or may not be useful/fit in your next place. They come in all sizes, and my favorite was the extra-large 300 cm. We began our armoire search […]
Home Sweet Home
Our new apartment has all the standard Luxembourg features: secure basement storage units, designated washer/dryer space and hook-up (each tenant provides his/her own), drying room (it’s illegal to dry clothes inside your apartment, so there are basement drying rooms) and balcony. In Luxembourg, the vacancy rate is extremely low, which results in desirable places get […]
rondelet
I haven’t noticed that people in Luxembourg are particularly, uh, heavy, but the crosswalk signs seem to indicate otherwise. Maybe it’s all the French food?
Ze Enk?
Every time I pass this ad, I laugh. I initially thought it was for a gym, but it is attached to a clothes donation bin. The language is Luxembourgish, which is among the three official languages here (French and German are the other two). Luxembourgish is a Moselle Franconian language mostly derived from German (syntax) […]
Lean on Me
Although I wouldn’t want to play billiards in one of them, I love how the houses lean in all different directions.
Amsterdam Museums
Amsterdam Sights to See: Van Gogh Museum: Here you’ll see some of the masterpieces Vincent Van Gogh created in his ten-year career. That’s right – ten years! Let this serve as inspiration to us all: in 1880, Van Gogh quit his job working for art dealers and pursued painting, with which he had no prior […]
