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B48 CHECKING OUT “THE BIZ” IN LUXEMBOURG
“I know you’re on vacation but you promised me a tour of RTL,” I said to pester Benny Brown. Actually I knew he was looking for any excuse to stop in at the Radio/Television Luxembourg studios because his mandatory two month vacation was driving him…and Marlies…nuts. “That’s the way they do things here,” he said. … Continue reading
B47 TO BERNKASTLE AND BACK ON THE MOSEL
Marlies and Benny Brown were the first to hear of our Nurburgring exploits but felt we were a bit too stoked up for our own good. Maybe it was the third glass of Mosel dew that caught their attention. “What you both need is some time on water,” they said and they didn’t mean drinking … Continue reading
B46 “YOU WANT TO DO WHAT AT THE NURBURGRING?”
We were about to go to breakfast at the Hotel Landasthof when I said, as casually as I could, “I think we’ll drive the Nurburgring today. OK with you?” Louise has some unique expressions but I’d never seen this one before. Her mouth fell open and her eyes widened to the ultimate limit. “You want … Continue reading
B45 LIFE ALONG THE MOSEL RIVER
On our way to Germany we passed through the Luxembourg Duchy’s village of Vianden, a traditional storybook town. It sits right near the German border and draws a large amount of tourists. Perhaps being Saturday had something to do with it. The first thing that caught our eye was a large schloss (castle) that sits … Continue reading
B44 “COME TO LUXEMBOURG. I’LL FIX YOUR WIPERS.”
Mademoiselle Recalculaire was in her element as she explored the back streets of Luxembourg city while leading us out of town. We really don’t believe the natives use this circuitous route but we did see a lot of the city. The home of Guy and Mirian Maathuis is located in the hill country village of … Continue reading