Luxembourg: Better than Expected

Our train arrived early and it was raining outside. The city seemed okay but we were exhausted. The bus driver came off really rude, but he suprised us by dropping us off in front of our hostel, rather than the bus stop.

The hostel is by far the nicest we've had. We fell asleep on the couch waiting to check in. Everything is new, the floors are marble (seriously), and it's clean!

Aside from the hostel, the country is beautiful. All the buildings (churches, businesses, houses) in the Old Town are muted colors with charcoal roofs. They are absolutely beautiful and the whole city is a UNESCO site. There are huge old bridges, a slow river, and all kinds of plants and gardens.

A system of casements runs through the hills, since this site was a major fortification from 1100 to 1870. We toured them and got great views of the city.

There was also a bike race through Old Town, so tons of celebration followed. It was a great experience and surprise for us. The German influence is really present here, even though French is still spoken.

We relaxed all day, explored, and got the best sugared almonds ever. Then we made a huge mistake: Pizza Hut in Europe.

Hunter was wooed by the Cheezy Crust Pizza; I was indifferent. What I expected to be 10 euro of so was 20!! So basically, we bought a stupid pizza we could've had back home for aaporximately 35 USD. We were so mad at ourselves! We've decided to starve ourselves tomorrow for punishment.

Tomorrow we're slowly making our way through Luxembourg and Belgium to Brugge. We wish we could stay here longer, but we're running out of time! Brugge should be cool though. It's a Medieval city called "The Venice of the North."

Miss and love you all!