The Land of Many Landscapes

Luxembourg is one of the most diverse countries I have ever been to. From the center of Luxembourg city, you can go down town and see big buildings, businesses and banks, take a right turn and find a green park with sculptures and fountains, take a left and see a few miles of forest and then continue a few more miles and be in the country!

A lovely fountain in one of the parks we rode through.
 

Today I went on a bike ride with my uncle for 26 miles and discovered all of the beauty of Luxembourg. We went through a beautiful park on our way out of the main part of the city and then followed a river for many miles, through the forest and eventually got to the countryside.

One of the gorgeous marble sculptures on display in the park. We did a funny optical illusion shot for this one!



Throwing the sign for Alpha Chi Omega by the river that we followed.

After only maybe 10 miles, we had gone from big buildings to the countryside. The trail followed the river so it was pretty steady but getting out into the countryside meant big hills to pedal up! But what goes up must also come down, so letting gravity push us full speed down a winding rode on a hill was way much fun!

I met some new friends out in the countryside as well, these adorable cows (or as I regularly call them, "moo moos"!) were so friendly and quickly got up from resting to come say hello!

The different landscapes in Luxembourg make it so unique and a lot of fun to explore. Usually, you might have to take a car and drive a long distance to get from buildings to cows, but as you can see, we did it by bike!

There is one very nice place that we had to take the car and drive to later in the day. It was about half an hour outside of the city by car but it was worth the short drive. First, we visited these old ruins of Larochette which were incredible.

 

 

And of course,  I found a horse! Haha.


 

We then drove to a forest where we walked about 3.5 miles down the creek and up the cliffs. It was so beautiful and the air so fresh. I felt like I had just stepped into a jungle! Back to what I was saying about the different landscapes, no kidding, we walked through this dense forest for miles and as we were leaving, we saw a wheat field right beside the edge of the forest! The landscapes are completely different but right next to each other! The forest was damp and humid and the field was dry. How funny, huh?

A picture taken by my uncle of me putting my hair into a pony tail as a shadow on the sand of the river.

We are planning another walk in the forest soon that will be closer to 10 miles, so I'm excited to see what else we discover. This country is absolutely gorgeous and filled with new surprises at every turn. If you are looking for diversity and a constant change of scenery, visit the lovely country of Luxembourg!

 

 

Until next time, au revoir!