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 […]
On Coffeeshops
I wish every American who opposes legalization would visit an Amsterdam coffeeshop. They’d see there’s a beautiful freedom in sitting outside on a sunny day watching passersby and that it is no different than enjoying a beer or a coffee. Where we went: Rusland and Basjoe: Like bars, coffeeshops occupy every other storefront. Skip the […]
Amsterdam Restaurants
Where we ate: Lucius: We had our best meal of the trip in this lively seafood restaurant. I tried two daily specials – creamy white asparagus soup and scholfilet with pesto – and both were extraordinary. Angelo had the half lobster and crab legs. A fruity white German Chardonnay went well with both dishes. For […]
Fun House
In Amsterdam, canals are lined with run-down houseboats, modern and luxurious houseboats and everything in between.
