Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: (10 pictures) – Day 34
Alzette River Valley - The most impressive thing about this
city was the amazing views of the old fortress walls. The city was
split in half by the huge valley pictured here. The train station
is on one side, while the old city is across the bridge. This shows
the view looking down into the valley.
The Grund - Further up from the city, the valley rounds a corner
and is then called the Grund ( I don't know why and I don't know what it
means). It's a wider area and not as deep.
Alzette River Valley - This is the view of the valley from the
Place de la Constitution. You can actually walk down into the valley,
but I didn't have enough time for that.
Cathedral of Our Lady - This really ancient church is incredibly
over 1,300 years old and was built in the 7th Century.
Grand Ducal Palace - This is the official residence of the Grand
Duke of Luxembourg. Like everything else in the city, it too is very
old (over 400 years old in fact).
The Grund - Here is a great view of some of the original 10th
Century fortress walls.
The Grund - This picture was taken from the top of the fortress
walls looking down into the Grund.
Inside the Bock Casements - I was able to walk along some of
the remaining ten miles of hidden passageways inside the old fortress walls.
During World War II, these same tunnels were used to shelter 35,000 people
while the city was being bombed. The tunnels here are called the
Bock Casements.
View from Inside the Bock Casements - Originally the tunnels
were constructed within the city walls to defend the city, as shown by
this cannon hole. The views from inside the Casements were amazing.
Alzette River Valley - This great picture was taken while walking
back to the train station after my three hours in the city were over.
You can see the fortress walls and the old cathedral and a bunch of other
buildings all perched dangerously on the edge of a cliff.
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