24 Hours In Luxembourg
On our Backpacking Through Europe Adventure: 9 countries, 14 days, 24 hours in Luxembourg was our 4th stop. Thinking we were coming and going from Central Station in Luxembourg, we decided to stay close to that area. Actually, we ended up taking an extra bus back and forth from P+R Bullion, which is where the Trier, Germany Flibco Bus brought us to and where the Zurich Flixbus left from the next morning.
Let me elaborate on Trier for a moment before getting to Luxembourg. When I booked our Cologne to Luxembourg train tickets, I knew it ended with a bus to Luxembourg from Trier, but that was fine because we would be taking a bus (to actually see this part of Europe) on to Zurich. I had read not so favorable reviews of the Trier station, but really how bad could it be? All of the train stations so far had been nice big train stations with restaurants, malls, or at least shopping/dining and nice facilities. Well, the reviews were accurate. The station was nasty, not in good repair, and staff even seemed a little confused/vague about our bus link. Luckily, we ran into an English speaking passenger making the same connection. We made it to Luxembourg in plenty of time to enjoy our evening. Again, there was a friendly local employee checking us in at the hotel. She was a great help in planning out our evening and sightseeing for the next morning. It was a short stop over in Luxembourg, just a tad longer than our Peruse through Cologne, Germany or Hot Minute in Milan, Italy.
The hotel was nice and within walking distance of Bella Napoli, where we had a wonderful dinner. Yes, more Italian, but they are known for their pizza and also, mousse cappuccino for dessert. Both were excellent!
The next morning we trekked through town, across the bridge, to Old Luxembourg! What a treat!! Such a beautiful historic area with true old world charm. It was a mix of residential, shops, and even some hotels. I would want to stay in that area, and stroll around on all of those cobble stone streets exploring extensively, if I were to return to Luxembourg. Entering into this area, Palais Grand-Ducal just magically and magnificently appeared before us. This is the royal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his family. There are armed guards and we were able to see them doing their thing-marching and gun acrobatics-in front of the palace. We were very close to them and I’m not sure if we didn’t get a little extra action since we were the only two around early in the morning and were taking pictures of the two of them. Seriously, it’s on a street and there is a cafe across the cobble stones, which is where we were backed up to, capturing the guards and the palace with our phones. Too bad HRH didn’t stroll out for breakfast at the cafe…talk about being caught off-guard! Haha
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Big Dog’s Review: From Cologne we took a train to Trier and got on a bus to Luxembourg. We arrived in the evening and had time to unpack and have a great dinner at Bella Napoli. The next morning we had a wonderful breakfast at the hotel and afterwards walked in to town. The historic downtown area of Luxembourg with its narrow cobblestone streets was enchanting. Worth the walk!
Wrap Up: We really ended up enjoying Luxembourg City and were left wanting to stay longer and experience more. I don’t think it’s a big city, even though it seems to have good public transportation in buses. Despite all of the buses, the locals were certainly all about walking. Love it. We just joined right in.
Leave it to Luxembourg to intrigue us in only 24 hours. Next stop Switzerland, as we Zazoo thru Zurich! Hope you’ll continue traveling with us!
Luxembourg was so enlightening 
Luxembourg, Luxembourg 
I really love looking at all your pictures! It’s so neat to see!
Thank you Ruth!
I’ve always one to go to Luxembourg. It’s only of the only European countries I haven’t been to.
You have traveled a lot!! Hope you get to go, I bet you’ll love it!
How beautiful! You are certainly making the most of your time.
No time for sleep! Unfortunately 😜
Another beautiful European city waiting for me!!
Haha I understand!
What a fun-filled time! The architecture is beautiful.
We loved it too, Lisa!
Love your pictures. Looks like a lovely place. It’s like I traveled along with you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Awe Shirley that’s great! Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Such a beautiful place to visit!
Yes it is! Would love to go back.
I’ve never been to Luxembourg, but it looks very quaint and like a fun place to visit. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed reading about it. Thanks Sara!
What a great European City. I have not been but it would be a nice stop on my next trip!
Hopefully, you can stay in the old city!
Would love to explore this part of Europe! Looks like you had a lovely time!
Wonderful time! So ready to start exploring again!
I haven been to Luxembourg, you have made me curious.
It’s a small country, but worth the visit!
I love the pictures! It looks gorgeous there. I can remember doing reports on Luxembourg in school.
Oh really?! That’s so cool!
Glad you enjoyed the pictures 😊
Beautiful area, & one you enjoyed in a very short period of time!
Yes glad we had good suggestions from the hotel!
I do love a city that isn’t super huge but has a lot of great amenities and is walkable! Luxembourg sounds just lovely!
It was! That’s a good way to describe it!
Luxembourg looks so beautiful! It’s high on my Europe bucket list!
We were intrigued and would love to see more.
Love the photos! You got to see a lot in 24 hours
Thanks Tricia! Yes we travel well together and move pretty quickly!
What pretty pictures! Luxembourg sounds like a really cool place! I hope we can visit it sometime.
Thanks Kristen! I hope you can too!
I cannot get over some of your pictures! The traffic looked crazy at times, and the McDonald’s sign seemed so out of place on such a beautiful street. What an incredible looking trip!
You never know what you will see! It was a great experience! McDonalds are everywhere, huh?!
Lovely photos! Luxembourg is one of the countries in Europe that we haven’t visited. You have inspired me to add it to my list!
Awe that’s great Linda! That’s one of the reasons we blog! And to remember our trips ourselves. Lol