luxemburgo de luxe

luxembourg was more than what I had expected...tiny, fairy tale -like, clean and people were nice to me. the duchy has a complicated history so its very interesting if you ask the locals how it ended up being a real country and how they developed their economy without important natural resources. Although it was extremely cold and its super expensive, i had a good time. i stayed with yliana and carlos so we had time to catch up while drinking and trying the local food. i left with the feeling that luxembourg is not very real, people make shit loads of money and they live in this very organized village/country but it wouldnt hurt to spend some time there and work, just like my friends are doing.

The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, 50.5 acres in extent, is situated in a beautiful wooded area. The cemetery was established on December 29, 1944 by the 609th Quartermaster Company of the U.S. Third Army while Allied Forces were stemming the enemy's desperate Ardennes Offensive, one of the critical battles of World War II. The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. General Patton and 5076 other soldiers are buried here. 

thank God I decided to wear this coat. It didnt seem like a good idea to take such a bulky coat to travel but it kept warm since it was cold and windy. I thrifted it the week before and I loved the fur collar

note the stars for the jewish soldiers

the way the city is organized is very odd. it has been built around fortresses in a sort of semi circle shape. here you can see two levels...the stresst above and a park below

dog poop bags

Christmas market

Laura getting comfy right next to the heater

the palace is a reflection of the country. fancy but super small. my reaction was: Is this the castle? for real?

weird food...raw meat that is later mixed with all the ingredients...arrrghh

yiliana, carlos and me

speculoos ice cream! FTW. 

rocking in a bar in the city.

brrrr

weird things to be sold in a christmas market...just saying

all the night time pics suck, this is one of the best.

i just had to do it. check the price of the food and it was not even a fancy restaurant.