Natur Musee in Grund houses natural history collections kept in a former prison for women. In Clervaux, Diekirch, Ettelbruck and Wiltz are Battle of the Bulge museums. Exhibits and descriptions cover the crucial World War II battle, much of which was fought across Luxembourg. There is a major American cemetery at Hamm where General George [...]

The annual Dancing Procession in Echternach honors St. Willibrord, who brought Christianity to the region during the 7th century. Each Whituesday, the bishop of Luxembourg leads hundreds of citizens and pilgrims, dancing slowly to a medieval tune, from the banks of the Sére to the basilica housing Willibrord’s remains. The 1998 procession also marked Echternach’s [...]

The National Museum of Art and History has major archaeological finds from the Gallo-Roman period. Glass elevators in the new Luxembourg Municipal History Museum take you through 2,000 years of detailed history of the area. The Municipal Theater offers year-round orchestra and opera performances while the smaller Théâtre des Capucins provides drama and comedies. Every [...]

A nice characteristic of Luxembourg is its small size with an amazing variety of offerings for the tourist. The country is about the size of Rhode Island, incorporating 999 square miles. English is widely spoken and getting around is easy. Roads are excellent but local transportation is efficient and inexpensive. Luxembourg was founded in 963 [...]

Chances are that some time during your stay in Brussels, the messages on your answering machine will include an unexpected announcement of the imminent arrival of an old friend, who would like you to show him whatever there is of interest in Brussels. This is the time to consider churches, particularly St. Nicholas, at the [...]

Eating and drinking is a real delight here. Take your time and enjoy it! There are restaurants by the hundred. From refined gastronomy, to exotic cuisine or ‘grandmother’s cooking’, it’s all here. And, of course, we mustn’t forget the famous mussels with Belgian fries The cafes are far too numerous to count and yet each [...]

Describing my city is rather an impossible task. Antwerp has so many aspects that mentioning a few of them would do injustice to all the others. So, the only thing we can say is: come and experience the breath of the city that is one of the biggest ports in the world; the world capital [...]

The one place in the world where the Three Great Falsehoods remain strongly alive is Ireland and, especially the capital city, Dublin. These Three Great Falsehoods are: 1. This really is my last beer for today. 2. The check is in the mail. 3. OK, we’ll meet at half past eight. With intended irony, the [...]

In more than one way Antwerp is the diamond in the Flemish crown. Apart from the gothic splendors of the Cathedral of Our Lady, dating back to the fourteenth century, whose 123m spire dominates the skyline, the city is the diamond center of the world. Grouped around the Pelikaanstraat are innumerable shops, their windows glistening [...]

We never got to Dingle. It was nearly at the end of the peninsula; that would be another 15 miles or so, and Bob had traveled far enough for his first week of work that year. He wasn’t the dumbest horse in Ireland. Maybe not even the laziest: we noticed his pace picked up as [...]