Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
where I took the easy route and had to let go
After the World Cup game in Valenciennes I needed to make my way back over to Germany to visit a friend, but I had some time so I stopped for a night in Luxembourg. I brought my bike on the bus so when I arrived in Luxembourg City I was able to ride my bike the 2 miles to my hostel. Along the way I stopped in a park to lay out and relax while listening to a podcast. I made my way to an elevator that took me down to the old part of the city. I saw on a map that there was a foot bath nearby so I went to check it out and dunked my feet to cool off in the oppressive heat. Then I made my way to the hostel, had dinner there, and went out walking in the cooler evening temperatures.
I didn’t know much of what to check out in town. I hadn’t done a search for places to see so I just walked around and saw several plazas, overlooks looking down into old town, and their Notre Dame cathedral. I got a little turned around when heading back to the hostel but it was no big deal as the town is pretty small.
Where I left my my trusty bike in Luxembourg. :(
I tried to stay another night but the hostel was booked full the next day, and I couldn’t find any reasonably priced lodging in my budget so I decided to leave town. But first I spent hours trying to figure out where to go and what to do next as I still had my bike. I had originally planned to try to sell it either online or at a bike shop in Mons but I didn’t see a bike shop there so then I had hoped to sell it in Luxembourg. I listed it online while on the bus there but wasn’t able to sell it in time. If I could have stayed one more day I probably could have. I decided that it wasn’t worth the fees to transport it to Münich where I was headed and where I could potentially sell it or leave it with my friend. This was the only time my day-before planning bit me in the butt. And it may not seem like it from what I’m saying but I really did try and think of every alternative I could do, but in the end I decided to just do what was easiest and just leave the bike at the train station. I left it unlocked and figured either the city would remove it and eventually sell it or someone would see it unlocked and take it. I hope someone got it that needed it. It served me well and it was hard to leave it behind. (In retrospect, I wish I would have biked from Luxembourg two more days into Germany and then taken the bike on the train to my friend’s. Taking it on one train rather than a few would have reduced the amount of fees to transport it.)
My time in Luxembourg was short and I didn’t really enjoy it mostly due to being stressed about making plans and dealing with my bike, but from what I could tell it seemed nice.
Next: Stuttgart, Germany
