THIS IS LUXEMBOURG
TODAY I'M GIVING MYSELF A BUDGET OF 75 AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRIES I
WANT TO SEE JUST HOW FAR MY MONEY GOES I START THE DAY FINDING THIS SMALL LITTLE CAFE IT'S CERTAINLY
NOTHING SPECIAL BUT I FEEL LIKE I NEED SOMETHING TO GET THE DAY GOING SO I ORDER THIS SMALL FRESH
JUICE AND A MATCHA LATTE TEN DOLLARS AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE LATTE ART THIS IS PROBABLY
THE CLEANEST CITY I'VE EVER BEEN TO IS THIS EVEN REAL BECAUSE IT LITERALLY REMINDS ME OF DISNEYLAND
LUXEMBOURG IS THE SECOND SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE EU AFTER MALTA ITS POPULATION IS LITERALLY SMALLER
THAN PRETTY MUCH EVERY U.S INDIVIDUAL STATE LUXEMBOURG IS LOCATED BETWEEN FRANCE GERMANY
AND BELGIUM OH AND 80 OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE ACTUALLY COMMUTING HERE FOR WORK FROM THE NEARBY
COUNTRIES SO NOW IT'S TIME TO DO A WALKING TOUR TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THIS PLACE IF YOU GOOGLE FREE
WALKING TOUR MOST CITIES HAVE AN OPTION WHERE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE
FROM AN ACTUAL LOCAL YES IT'S TOTALLY FREE BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT YOU WILL TIP AFTERWARDS
I TAKE THE WALKING TOUR WHERE I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT HOW THIS COUNTRY BECAME SO RICH
WE WALK AROUND THE MAIN TOWN SQUARE AND GET THIS TODAY HAPPENS TO BE A SPECIAL HOLIDAY WEEK BECAUSE
THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THE GRAND DUKE'S BIRTHDAY THIS COUNTRY IS A DUTCHERY WHICH MEANS YES THEY
LITERALLY HAVE A GRAND DUKE TODAY ISN'T HIS ACTUAL BIRTHDAY BUT THIS IS KIND OF LIKE OUR FOURTH OF
JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY WE WOULD HAVE IN THE U.S I LOVE THESE WALKING TOURS BECAUSE YOU LEARN THINGS
YOU WOULDN'T OTHERWISE LEARN WE GO TO CHURCHES AND LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LUXEMBOURG THE
TOUR COMES TO AN END AND NOW IT'S TIME TO TIP MY GUIDE TELLS US THAT THE AVERAGE TIP HE RECEIVES IS
BETWEEN 12 TO 15 DOLLARS PER PERSON SO I DECIDE TO GIVE 15 THAT WAS A REALLY NICE TOUR AND I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND UH DOING THE FREE WALKING TOURS ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE NEW TO A PLACE I'VE DONE
THEM FROM EUROPE TO SOUTH AMERICA AND YOU LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT A PLACE FROM A LOCAL THEY'RE VERY
SIMPLE YOU COULD SIGN UP LITERALLY AN HOUR BEFORE AND IT'S AMAZING BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO GO FOR LUNCH
BECAUSE I AM QUITE HUNGRY HE RECOMMENDED A COUPLE RESTAURANTS SO I'M GONNA GO CHECK ONE OUT BUT I
LEARNED HERE THAT KITCHENS ACTUALLY USUALLY CLOSE AT 2PM BECAUSE THEY SEND THE CHEF'S HOME SO I
BETTER ACT FAST I FIND THIS LOCAL RESTAURANT THAT IS STILL SERVING SO I FINALLY FOUND A RESTAURANT
AND WHAT WAS INTERESTING IS THE TOUR GUIDE SUGGESTED THREE LOCAL FOOD RESTAURANTS TWO OF THEM
WERE CLOSED BECAUSE THE KITCHEN CLOSES AT 2PM AND THE THIRD ONE WAS OPEN LUCKILY BUT IT'S LESS THAN
HALF FULL AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS ON THE MAIN STREET THAT HAD
BURGERS WRAPS SALADS AND THEY WERE FULL I MEAN YOU COULDN'T GET A TABLE THERE SO
IT'S INTERESTING HOW PEOPLE VIEW LOCAL FOOD HERE I GUESS I ORDER THIS CHICKEN PASTRY WITH MUSHROOMS
MY MAIN DISH COMES WITH THIS DELICIOUS SALAD AND IT ALSO HAS FRIES THE PRICE FOR THIS FULL LUNCH IS
30 BUT LET ME JUST SAY IT'S REALLY DELICIOUS THIS WAS DEFINITELY A LOT OF MONEY BUT I'M
STARTING TO GET USED TO IT HERE IN LUXEMBOURG AND I WILL SAY IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS YOU
COULD REALLY SENSE THE QUALITY OF THE CHICKEN THE INGREDIENTS AND EVEN THE POTATOES AND FRIES
NEXT I SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL PARK THAT I WALK THROUGH I MAKE MY WAY TOWARD THIS PANORAMIC ELEVATOR IT'S
LIKE A FREE GLASS OUTDOOR ELEVATOR THAT NOT ONLY HAS ICONIC VIEWS BUT IT LITERALLY GETS YOU FROM
THE TOP OF THIS HILL TO THE BOTTOM THE PRICE IS FREE AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S I
THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE LIKE A LINE I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY AND NO IT'S JUST AN ELEVATOR
AND IT'S THERE'S NOBODY WORKING THERE THERE'S IT'S JUST YOU TAKE AN ELEVATOR AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT
OF TOURISTS BUT IT'S NOT JUST USED FOR A TOURIST ATTRACTION IT'S ACTUALLY USED TO GET FROM THE TOP
OF THE HILL TO THE BOTTOM SO EVEN LOCALS ARE USING THAT REGULARLY I ALSO FIND THIS PRETTY INTERESTING
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED PUBLIC BATHROOM AND AS AN AMERICAN I'M SO NOT USED TO SEEING
PUBLIC TOILETS AVAILABLE LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY SO CLEAN AND MODERN I WALK SOME MORE AND GET A BIT
LOST EVERYONE IS SETTING UP FOR MASSIVE PARTIES TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THEIR PUBLIC HOLIDAY NEXT I
MAKE MY WAY BACK TO THE MAIN SQUARE WHERE THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR A CHANGING OF THE GUARD CEREMONY
I GO TO THE HOUSE OF CHOCOLATE WHICH APPARENTLY IS LIKE A FAMOUS DESSERT PLACE HERE YOU PICK YOUR
CHOCOLATE ON A STICK FIRST THEN THEY BRING YOU HEATED MILK AND THEN YOU MIX YOUR CHOCOLATE INTO
THE MILK UNTIL IT DISSOLVES AND BASICALLY BECOMES HOT CHOCOLATE LIKE IN A CHRISTMAS MOVIE IT TASTES
SO DELICIOUS AND THE PRICE IS FIVE DOLLARS NEXT I GO REST A BIT BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS THERE IS
GOING TO BE A LOT OF EVENTS AND PARTIES TONIGHT I RANDOMLY HAPPEN TO BE HERE DURING THE CELEBRATIONS
OF THE BIRTHDAY OF THE GRAND DUKE THIS IS AN EVENT THAT OBVIOUSLY ONLY HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN A FEW YEARS SO THE ENERGY IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE
RIGHT NOW YOU JUST SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE SO EXCITED UH TO PARTY AND THERE'S FIREWORKS LATER SO
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT EVERYONE'S SETTING UP SO IT'S TIME TO CHECK THINGS OUT AS THE
FESTIVITIES GET UNDERWAY I'M FEELING HUNGRY AND I MEET SOME COOL LEBANESE EXPATS WHO ARE
LIVING HERE IN LUXEMBOURG TOGETHER WE ENJOY ALL THE CROWDS AND FESTIVITIES WHERE YOU HAVE
SO MANY PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO EAT AND CELEBRATE THE EVENT I GET A HOT DOG BECAUSE
THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY SEEM TO BE EATING HERE EVEN THOUGH I TOTALLY DON'T USUALLY EAT THEM
FIVE DOLLARS NEXT I GRAB A LOCALLY MADE BEER THE PRICE IS ALSO FIVE DOLLARS AND BECAUSE I'M
STILL A BIT HUNGRY NEXT I BUY THESE FRIES AND THE PRICE IS YEP YOU GUESSED IT FIVE DOLLARS SO THE
FIREWORKS SHOW IS COMING UP IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BUT WE HEARD THAT THE GRAND DUKE HAS ARRIVED AND
IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING ESPECIALLY COMING FROM THE US TO SEE THE GRAND DUKE BECAUSE THIS IS
SOMETHING WE CERTAINLY DO NOT HAVE UH IN AMERICA THE NIGHT ENDS WITH AN INCREDIBLE FIREWORKS SHOW
AGAIN TOTALLY REMINDS ME OF DISNEYLAND BECAUSE OF JUST HOW MAGICAL THIS PLACE IS SO I DID IT I
SPENT A DAY IN LUXEMBOURG I TOTALLY DIDN'T BREAK THE BANK BUT I ALSO DID NOT DEPRIVE MYSELF EITHER
THIS WAS A COUNTRY I KNEW SO LITTLE ABOUT IN FACT I MADE A WHOLE ANOTHER VIDEO ABOUT WHY LUXEMBOURG
IS SO RICH SO MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW TO WATCH THAT AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER CITIES WHERE
I GIVE MYSELF A CASH CHALLENGE BUDGET FROM PARIS TO DUBAI AND SAN DIEGO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS
HOW WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY IN LUXEMBOURG WHERE SHOULD I GO NEXT AND WHAT'S MY BUDGET