1 We woke up Tuesday morning, pulled back the curtains in our cabin, and were a bit surprised to see ourselves docked right across the street from this Buddha…
2 After breakfast it was a 90 minute bus ride to Luxembourg. Our first stop was a visit to the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial which contains the graves…
3 One of two pylons, this one shows a map of the Ardennes and subsequent Rhineland campaigns
4 The opposite side of the pylons list the 371 American military missing in action. Rosettes by some of the names indicate service members whose remains were…
5 There are nine sections to the cemetery containing 5076 grave sites across 50 acres. 4958 graves have cross markers ✝️ and 118 have Stars of David ✡.
6 There are nine sections to the cemetery containing 5076 grave sites across 50 acres. 4958 graves have cross markers ✝️ and 118 have Stars of David ✡.
7 There are nine sections to the cemetery containing 5076 grave sites across 50 acres. 4958 graves have cross markers ✝️ and 118 have Stars of David ✡.
8 The bronze dolphins 🐬 represent Resurrection and the turtles represent Everlasting Life 🐢
9 General George S. Patton requested that he be buried with his troops in the Third Army. His grave has a prominent spot overlooking the vast field of grave…
10 The memorial chapel
11 The memorial chapel
12 In an unexpected and very moving conclusion to our visit, all of the veterans in our tour group, including Max, were called to line up as a wreath was placed in…
13 Place de Metz in Luxembourg City is surrounded by some of Europe's largest banks
14 The Grund District of Luxembourg City is in a valley along the Alzette River with Neumünster Abbey in the center
15 Tickets required and a 5 hour time limit for these port-a-johns in Luxembourg! 🤣 In fact, once we got closer we saw the hidden parking ticket machine off to…
16 St. Michael's Church is the oldest extant religious site in Luxembourg City, the original church having been built here in 987. The current building dates to…
17 St. Michael's Church is the oldest extant religious site in Luxembourg City, the original church having been built here in 987. The current building dates to…
18 Catholic religious history depicted in St. Michael's stained glass windows
19 The church's clock stopped working for over 70 years before enough funds were finally raised to completely restore it in 2018
20 Statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte who reigned over Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964
