Wait, what? Luxembourg is a small country nestled amidst the countries of Belgium, Germany, and France. There are about 600,000 people in Luxembourg, and they sometimes speak Luxembourgish. Yes, that’s really a language. It is most closely related to German and Dutch. At this point, because so few people speak this language, it is not really beneficial to use it in international business or other interactions. There are three main languages in Luxembourg: French, German, and Luxembourgish. My understanding is that Luxembourgish is spoken at home, elementary school is taught in French, and high school is taught in German. All government documents are in French, as we have had to…
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Luxembourg – April 2018
In April, we visited Luxembourg and fell. in. love. The city is absolutely beautiful and so picturesque up on the mountain. We loved the food and the people we met. We enjoyed venturing outside of Luxembourg city to Echternach, Joe’s familial home town. Food I loved the food of Luxembourg. It’s a peculiar mixture of German and French cuisines, and is quite unique. I love the heavy, saucy, creamy, old-world style foods, so I thoroughly enjoyed it. We visited a brewery and had bouneschlupp, a green bean and ham soup, followed by Kniddelen for me, which is a giant version of spaetzle, and Wainsaucisse for Joe. The kniddelen were superb,…
