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Typical luxembourgish   Luxembourg

Typical luxembourgish, Luxembourg

 13 Reviews  It is not totally true that Luxembourgish isn't a written language, and that french is the most used language. Only the strangers who work in luxembourg (as the French, the Portugise...) speak... 

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Nice Tips   Luxembourg

Nice Tips, Luxembourg

 3 Reviews   Like any other nation, people of Luxembourg are very patriot and love their country and heroes of the nation. There are monuments every where for the people who died fighting for their country... 

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Street animation   Luxembourg

Street animation, Luxembourg

 1 Review  Around the core of the downtown there are different groups of street animators such as musical groups, creatures like on photo and actors playing quarreling crew of waiters, typical tourists etc.... 

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SUPER TOILETS

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Quite a few toilets in upscale restaurants and hotels in the capital have these bizarre super toilets. It automatically detect when you have either come off the toilet or a gentleman standing upright has walked away. It then rotates the actual seat around in a circle cleaning and drying it at the same time. You always sit on a clean toilet seat. Environmentalists will probably go crazy thinking about all the waste of electricity and water, but its always nice to sit on a clean seat. Located in the lobby of Hotel Grand Cravat, Pizzeria Bacchus and other better establishments.

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WHICH LANGUAGE?

by DAO

Luxembourg has 3 official languages: French, German and the local Letzebuergesch. The local language is closer to German and was only made an official language in 1984. A good greeting is ‘moien’ which means good morning or hello like bonjour. French is definitely the predominant language and children are taught all 3 languages at school as befitting this crossroads of Europe. Many folks speak English in the capital as well. You will also hear Italian and Portuguese spoken by these large groups of immigrants. Tourists are usually addressed in French at first.

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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

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NEW YEARS DAY – 1 JANUARYEASTER MONDAY – MARCH OR APRILASCENSION DAY – 40 DAYS AFTER EASTER (keep count!)WHIT MONDAY – 7 MONDAYS AFTER EASTERNATIONAL DAY – 23 JUNEASSUMPTION – 15 AUGUSTALL SAINT’S DAY – 1 NOVEMBERCHRISTMAS – 25 DECEMBER (Photos are just nice - not informative)

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ELECTRICITY - DON'T BLOW UP YOUR LAPTOP !

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Luxembourg operates on 220 volts of electricity (alternating at 50 cycles per second) as opposed to North America which uses 110 volts. What does this mean? For a start an electrical shock here can kill you where 110 volts won’t. Have a think about that before you plug something in. The electrical plugs are a standard round 2 pin European plug. If you bring over a $1000-3000 laptop, read carefully. You really need a TRANSFORMER not a CONVERTER. Why?Converters are light weight and support high-wattage electrical appliances like hair dryers and are rated at between 50-1600 Watts. They are designed to be used for short periods of time (iron a shirt or dry your hair), not left on for hours. That’s why they are lightweight – low usage times.Transformers have a lower Watt rating of 50 to 100. They are physically heavier. This is because they contain iron rods and a large amount of copper...

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BUSINESS HOURS

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OK. This is complicated. Trading hours are 9am-5:30pm on weekdays. That’s except for some shops that don’t open until noon on Monday. Then there are loads of shops that close for a cosy 2 hour lunch between 12pm-2pm just when you need them. I told you it’s complicated. Now we have Saturdays. Shops can either be open all day or just a half day depending on the owner’s preferences. It’s a little known law that anything you absolutely must have will be closed when you need it. Sundays? Forget it. A few Tabacs and some restaurants only. Bank? Of course they close early. 8:30am-4:40pm Monday-Friday with closures at lunch. The only banks open on Saturdays (mornings) are in the capital.

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The country of border petrol stations

by hydronetta

Are you near to a border town in Luxembourg? The most obvious thing is that you’ll notice a queue of petrol stations in the outskirts, unusual for a place with so small population. The reason is obvious. Being the petrol 20 cents cheaper (than Germany at least) all German drivers living close to the borders come here to fill up their tank. It’s funny to see but certainly wise to take advantage of these prices if you’re touring around with your own car

Prices

by hydronetta

Compared to neighbor Germany Luxembourg looks a bit more expensive. As we were told it’s common for locals to go for clothes or electronics shopping to nearby German towns like Trier. Besides dining out might in some areas seem more expensive (though in tourist villages you could easily find “tourist menus” for reasonable prices). BUT what is a huge difference is the cost of petrol. Being almost 20 cents cheaper than in Germany it’s not unusual to see lines of cars and petrol stations near the borders!!!

Language

by hydronetta

Though French is what is widely spoken as you tour around the grand Duchy, the local language “Letzembourgisch” is still spoken among the natives and is now considered as the official language. But all children at school learn French as well as German and beside that English is more or less sufficiently spoken. So this multilingual society makes an easy destination for Europeans to travel to.

SEA FOOD

by Aurorae

Although Luxembourg is very far from the seaside, sea food is extremely popular and offerred in every restaurant. I found these shrimps in tomato with olives and lettuce extremely delicous! I've had them in a restaurant overlooking Market Square in Echternach.

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KEBAB

by Aurorae

There is a large Turkish population in Luxembourg and they have VERY many kebab shops. I adore kebab, and you can have it virtually onevery corner in Luxembourg! Often it's served in other restaurants/snack bars as well. This one is in Vianden, just in front of the cable.

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