Our first visitors! (part 1 of 2)

I could hardly sleep last Wednesday night knowing that my brother and sister in law were on a flight to visit us in Luxembourg!  Brian and Meghan landed Thursday morning in Brussels and I brought them back to Luxembourg as our first official visitors!

I'd prepared a little itinerary for the 4 of us, which was a challenge since Brian and Meghan were only going to be here for one week.  Between Luxembourg and Paris, there is just SO much to see and do!  We spent half of our time in Luxembourg and the other half in Paris.  It was the perfect combination of exploration, charm and adventure.

Here's a little rundown of our activities in Luxembourg!

- A tour of the Grand Duke's Palace (this is only offered one month out of the year and it happened to be August - yay!)

Brian & Meghan in front of the palace

- A drive along the lovely Moselle River (our wine region and border to Germany) and champagne tasting at Bernard Massard

In the beautiful vineyards overlooking the Moselle

Champagne tasting at Bernard Massard

Our tour guide at the Bernard Massard caves, Richie

Leaving Bernard Massard

- A bike tour of Luxembourg's Grund area

- Luxembourg's 671st annual Schueberfouer Festival

Schueberfouer's ferris wheel

- A train ride to Trier, Germany, which is the oldest city in Germany (16 BC)

Brian and I waiting for the train to Trier

Trier's Roman Ruin, Porta Nigra (2nd Century)

Lunch in Trier

- Drinking hot chocolate at the famous little Chocolate House and sampling macaroons from Kaempff-Kohler

Meghan's first (but not last :) macaroon

- Eating at our favorite restaurant, L'Entracte, and having raclette (a very French DIY meal) with the Queens

A huge thanks to my sister in law, Meghan, for the use of her photos :)  You can also view her blog here, which I'm sure will soon be updated with a post on the trip.  Check back soon for part 2, the post on Paris!

Love until next time...Melanie