"Cows & Banks ***" Luxembourg by Norali

Luxembourg Travel Guide: 749 reviews and 1,372 photos

*** dixit a Letzembuerger Uni friend of mine

Back to 1999, when I asked a Luxemburger University friend of mine how came there were (any) so many Luxemburger students in Belgian B-schools and Universities, she told me that it was because they ddidn't have any University there. So students who want to attend University and B-schools had to "export" themselves in neighbouring countries as Belgium, Germany and France.

Seeing how astonishing her response was, she added another explanation: "It's because we only have cows and banks"... Could that sum up the whole identity of the coutry ?

I guess it would depend on everyone's experience in this country. So far, I have only visited Luxemburg city twice. I guess I can't say about the whole country.

But I'll deliver my impressions on & experience of the city as my last trip there was in Sep. 2004.

Bear with me, I'll soon start building the page. As it comes after my PARIS page, which is still under construction, it will take time .... Pics will come. I'll wait for the film to roll up, then bring it to the photo lab and fetch the color slides there. Then, scan them and upload.. but only whenever I have time for the whole process.

Last visit to Luxembourg: Sep 2004
Intro Updated Sep 22, 2004
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Comments (13)

gypsyT. Jan 11, 2009 at 12:38 AM Report Abuse

Hi Norali, I love your comments about Luxy, they are very true. Next time you are around you should visit Trier too, I am sure you would like it. But not in winter, this morning the river moselle is frozen and we have -14C ;-)
SLLiew Mar 12, 2007 at 9:16 AM Report Abuse

Great page of Lux. Hope to visit in my next Europe vacation. Cheers, SL
barryg23 Dec 7, 2006 at 2:45 PM Report Abuse

Luxembourg sounds very grand and refined. It's somewhere I've always wanted to visit but I still haven't got around to it.
morgenhund Aug 14, 2006 at 11:31 AM Report Abuse

Like the pictures of the Grand Duke's Palace - takes me back to when I was last there!
BluBluBlu Jul 9, 2006 at 2:21 AM Report Abuse

Looks an elegant place...nice pics Norali! Blu
acemj Jan 7, 2006 at 12:35 PM Report Abuse

Nice observations about the minimilism here. Sounds interesting.
chiara76 Jul 5, 2005 at 12:43 PM Report Abuse

I haven't been to Luxemburg till now. Maybe one day? Greetings from Warsaw in Poland, Maria.
MURRA Dec 16, 2004 at 8:45 AM Report Abuse

good fotos here,nice bridge
Alphons Dec 16, 2004 at 8:11 AM Report Abuse

Very nice page and pics, greetings Alphons..,
Stephen-KarenConn Nov 16, 2004 at 1:25 PM Report Abuse

Very interesting observations - well written. Stephen