Guess which European country I'm currently in! (from some of my pics)

[ChickenGuy]

If that's a tambourine the dancing lady statue is holding out in the first of your second batch of photos, I guess your in Denmark.

It isn't Denmark.

Omg it reminds me of Geneva omfggggg I want to gooooo

Switzerland.

It isn't Switzerland.

Norway............

It isn't Norway.


But wait....

Let me see....

I think I've [STRIKE]purposefully[/STRIKE] accidentally left someone's answer out.

 

[spasssalzburg]

antarctica?

 

[purina]

Be careful not to freeze you're nuts off.

 

[ChickenGuy]

I have never been there, but I believe you are in Luxembourg. It is somewhere I have always wanted to visit because of how it is situated physically and for its history.

I had guessed that as well.

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[Beachguyj]

I have never been there, but I believe you are in Luxembourg.

this ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[DigitalFudge]

It all makes sense now

 

[purina]

That bitty little thing? Well at least it's a good thing you're not in Rome today.

 

[ChickenGuy]

Post more pics!

OK, final batch of pics....

....and finally, my hotel room....

(the building of which has a lot of energy-conscious features and is very modern and stylish compared to U.K.)


The people and culture and atmosphere are all very similar to France, which was a surprise to me - I had expected it to be either uniquely Luxembourgish or closer to German. The signs and street-names and language I hear are also predominantly French, as is the food.

All so different from the U.K. even though it was only an hour long flight to get here.

At least I've 'proved' to myself that I can do this sort of thing if I needed to, which was the main reason I did it. I could never have done it a few years ago. Quite the independent sort I'm becoming!

 

[youfiad]

You lucky bastard. I would love to tour Europe. So oif there are any Europeans out there who would like to lend me a couch to sleep on and a nice tour of your city. LET ME KNOW!!

 

[oakpope]

The buidings white with black roofs are typical of German's influence, so I would have say either Germany, Luxembourg or Western Poland/Northern Switzerland. But definitely not France

Chicken !! If you go and visit Paris during your trip mail me so I can invite you to diner/drink !

 

[oakpope]

for Youfiad and all Jubbers,

I can't provide accommodation in Paris, my flat is too small and encumbered to. But if anyone travel to the City of Light, I would be more than happy to share a meal and/or a drink and give some advices for tourism (and talk rubbish about other Jubbers ).

 

[navidzurender]

Ireland i guess?

 

[Ganoderma]

hi ChickenGuy,

Thanks for showing us these nice photographs. Any idea how long you plan to stay in Luxemburg? Why did you choose to visit Luxemburg? You also have plans to visit other countries? How is the food?

Best wishes & take care.

 

[pat grimshaw]

Google tells me that Luxembourg is very small and very rich.

 

[frankfrank]

Treanir beat me to the Czech Republic guess, which of course it's not. My second guess was going to be Poland.

Though, of course, I know the correct answer now.

I'm very happy you';re having such a good time!

JB, something tells me he's been to the northern coast of Scotland at some point, haha...

 

[ChickenGuy]

Any idea how long you plan to stay in Luxemburg?

I booked a week at the hotel here. I'm not certain yet what I'll be doing after that. I deliberately didn't book any return flight home. Nor do I know how long I'll be away for. There's no point trying to test your independence and freedom of travel if you dictate to yourself from the outset when you're going home, even before you've even seen or experienced a place.

Why did you choose to visit Luxemburg?

I found this place interesting even as a child, maybe because I thought it was a uniquely different mysterious country. Plus, when I moved to Brighton it became only a very short hop to get here. And when I won my money back in that legal case with my former landlord and the whole saga finally ended, I thought to myself - time to go on a break. Then I remembered Luxembourg, and I said to myself - what the hell - why not?

You also have plans to visit other countries?

I'm considering a few day-trips by train - I'm right next to the railway station here (by the way - I'm glad to see they still have a good variety of the old-style diesel engines and coaches here - so much more interesting to look at - not like the carbon-copy identikit light rail-bus style nonsense in U.K. ) where was I? Yeah day-trips.

Only about 45 mins/1 hour takes you to Metz in France or Trier in Germany. My brochure on the 'Greater Region' mentions things to do and see in the surrounding regions over the border: Lorraine (France), Wallonia (Belgium), Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany) and Saarland (Germany).

Trouble is, if you land yourself at an anonymous railway station, you'd have to have a good idea exactly what you wanted to do AND be able to find it immediately and walk there AND not get lost (which is VERY easy to do in a maze of French-style streets) AND have to be on a time constraint to get back to the station quickly. I'm not sure if I'll do any of it.

Also - they don't do coach tours out of here. I was hoping for a bus excursion into the countryside but the man at the tourist office said there wasn't the demand. The only way I'd ever properly see the country was either cycling or by car. Normally I'd love to drive around and explore. But NO WAY would I even attempt to drive a hired car amongst the traffic I've seen here. It's a chaotic free-for-all. AND on the wrong side of the road AND with their wierd style of junctions and exits? Forget it.

How is the food?

It's very French-style with patisseries and brasseries and bistros. Some of them are very quaint. They're awfully fond of their filled baguettes aren't they? I see them everywhere. There's a lot of cheeses and hams for selection, and pastries of all sorts.

Breakfast is of course continental and even though I love a large British fry-up I'm sure this kind of thing is MUCH more healthier for you. It's a very large buffet-style selection and you take what you want. There's yoghurts, cereals, fruits, croissants, various breads, pastries, sliced cold meats, cheeses, preserves, all with fresh coffee.

In every European country except the U.K. they have this really nice habit of sitting out and taking your time talking in cafes and in tables on the streets or in squares. At lunchtime yesterday in a wide street along the block, there were HUNDREDS being served in a large row of outdoor seating for several cafes. I think I'll go there later today for a snack. It's very communal and friendly. Puts us Brits to shame.

Have you ever been to Liechtenstein? To the eastern part of Germany? How about Kaliningrad?

How about the Italian sector in Switzerland?

Never been to any of those places.

Or what about.....the northern coast of Scotland? Or the Isles of Eileon Mor? (A mystery occurred there.)

The mystery of the Flannan Isles! Of course I know it, considering that I lived on the large island nearest to them all my life up to age 34! (You did read the thread where I said where I was from, right? If you didn't, then it's a remarkable coincidence)

People know it as the Flannan Isles rather than Eilean Mor (which is Gaelic for 'large island'). The tale is like our own Scottish version of the 'Marie Celeste'....

It was a lonely uninhabited rock with a lighthouse, and in the early 1900s, they lost contact with the three men stationed there. Upon arriving at the lighthouse they found it deserted and the three men had vanished. Everything was in working order, everything was undamaged, and there was a meal set at the table. Nor was there any traces or evidence of them outside. The men had just disappeared. They wrote a poem about it or something.

Wonder if he's been to Eileon Mor? Betcha he hasn't.

No-one lives on any of the Flannan Isles, so no-one goes there. The same with many of these tiny islands and archipelagos dotted all around that region. The only people who would ever go out and land there would be the occasional fishermen.

 

[borg69unimatrix]

Give my regards to Harry Potter.

 

[bulge]

Exactly

http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=372047

 

[star-warrior]

Came over to discover this because of your other thread, and
I'm glad i did. Lovely pics

 

[Corny]

I immediately recognized that castle

If you still don't have a plan, maybe you want to eat some nice waffles and french fries in Brussels? It's quite a bit. Trier is closer of course, but I'm not that fond of it. It's nice for a day or two, though. Heidelberg is totally worth a visit and not that far. Or if you have some time .. buy an interrail ticket and explore europe by train

http://www.interrailnet.com/

You lucky bastard. I would love to tour Europe. So oif there are any Europeans out there who would like to lend me a couch to sleep on and a nice tour of your city. LET ME KNOW!!

I can't always provice accomodation, but I'll gladly give (and have given) any JUBbers coming into the Ruhrgebiet or Cologne/Düsseldorf a tour and a pub/bar crawl

That offers is of course also open to you, ChickenGuy