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Luxembourg – 60 Days In

Moien!  So it’s been 60 days since I moved to Luxembourg.  It’s flown by so quickly!  Here’s the lowdown of what it’s been like so far.

Luxembourg Fast Facts

  • Official languages are French, German, and Luxemourgish, but most people speak English, as they learn all four in schools
  • Luxembourg is one of the founding members of the EU and the world’s only Grand Duchy, but wait, what is that?  According to Wikipedia, “a grand duchy is a country or territory whose official head of state or ruler is a monarch bearing the title of grand duke or grand duchess.”  So there you go.  Meet Henri.
  • Yes, Luxembourg has an airport AND its own airline.  Luxair flies to 64 destinations across Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Middle East with a fleet size of just 17.  That’s efficiency.
  • Things aren’t as expensive as I thought it would be, what with Lux having the highest GDP per capita in the world.  I think it’s quite comparable to Austin, except that on every corner, there are Ferraris, Maseratis, and other fancy cars that I don’t know the names of.

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England – Lake District & London

2012 was the last time I was in London, and it was my last stop on my Eurotrip after graduation.  One week into my month-long trip, I had gotten my wallet stolen in Nice, and was relying on the friends I was traveling with for €€.  By London, everyone else had flown home and it was just me and my boyfriend at the time.  We got in late at night from Paris with only Euros on us, hoping to exchange for GBP once we got to London, but everything was closed.  My ex had also forgotten to notify his bank that he was traveling, so his debit card was frozen and he couldn’t withdraw any cash.  We had to somehow get pounds to take the bus to our AirBnb, so we went to the one place that was still open.  McDonald’s.  I went up to everyone there asking if they would take my Euros for a couple pounds for two bus tickets.  Most were sympathetic and just gave me the change they hand on them, but one very proud English man started ranting about how he hated the Euro, and how he was “an Englishman through and through!”  Should’ve seen Brexit coming way back, haha.

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South Kensington

This trip was definitely smoother!  I stayed with and hung out with an old friend from UT who is currently attending LBS.  H and his wife, A, are both from Houston, and moved to London almost a year ago.  They were the sweetest, and it was great to catch up.  I also reconnected with a former Dell colleague, who now works in The Shard (oooooh), after backpacking for a couple years and then attended INSEAD.  It was really cool to talk about how our different life and career decisions had led us to where we currently are.

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Munich

For Easter weekend, N and I went to Munich for our first big trip since moving to Luxembourg.  He’s been in Europe for over a year and I’ve been here and there a bit as well, but I don’t think I’ll ever get over how easy it is to travel around here.  The flight to Munich took one hour, and we did most of the planning the week before.

Friday

We got in late and were starved, so had a quick dinner, then decided to go to Augustiner Keller.  It was fairly empty since it was Good Friday.

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Augustiner Keller

Saturday

We started the day at the Viktualien Market, a huge outdoor farmers market offering produce, flowers, coffee, honey, pretzels, cheese, and a beer garden.

Just having kaffee in a markt . . . . #vsco #vscocam #munich #germany #easter #coffee #travel #green

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