A visit to the Grand Duchy

I had a bit of a crazy week last week. In the course of 7 days I was in four countries. Which, when I say that, sounds pretty cool. As outlined in the previous post Katherine and I want to Nice and Monaco (lame). I was back in London Tuesday, and then flew to Luxembourg Wednesday morning, back Thursday afternoon. Last night, I fell asleep on the couch at something like 9pm.

As everyone knows (hehe) Luxembourg is a Grand Duchy - that is they have a monarch but they're not quite big enough to be a King, or even a principality like Monaco. That said, once you get into the airport you know something is going right in this dukedom. The airport has been open for 2 weeks and is running smoothly and makes sense. The airport is ~10 minutes from the middle of Luxembourg. And then there's the city. It feels almost like a Disneytown downtown because of all the old buildings, trees, the castle walls, etc. History there goes back to the1200's, you can still see castle walls and tar holes that go back to the 1400's. Part of it is a Unesco World Heritage site. It was very cool. And because they are a banking capital (good tax laws) they have a ton of money coming in the coffers so surrounding the old town is a lot of new, good looking buildings.

My companies headquarters are the nicest I've seen. They are way better than the ones here in the UK, and an incremental upgrade from those in the States. Right down in the valley in the middle of the old town, close to the river, a couple of good bars, and they even have their own garden with wireless access.

I was only there for 24 hours and didn't bring a camera. Hopefully Katherine and I will make it back to explore a bit more fully, visit some friends we have living there, and take some pictures!