Good morning adventurers.
Good morning.
We are in Luxembourg today
We made it over from the end and where we were in our last video by the way -
Luxembourg City
Oh, yes, for those of you who are not familiar with Luxembourg
It is a country but then Luxembourg is kind of a main city. So it's the country and the city are both called Luxembourg
We are going to get out and explore the city today
there's tons of
architecture and history and lots of stuff to see we're gonna do our best to see as much as we can in one day and
We'll be able to come back and spend more time here
but we're doing a road trip and we like just kind of bounce around and seeing as much as we can when we're doing a
road trip
But before we head into the city, we found a coffee shop right down the road from where we were staying
It's called a Coffeeshop Knopes. I got a cappuccino and Alison one with the iced latte. We've already tried 'em
They're both very good. Mine's bit stronger. I think I made the right call.
Yeah, he find them. I was hoping for a little bit stronger
But at least it's it's really good and they give you paper straw which is so cool
Alright, we will get our caffeine fix and then we'll be off to explore Luxembourg
What did you do?
Well, it's getting a sweet slow-mo shot right here
I was like, oh, yeah
Then I stepped right on this thing twisted my ankle
And I fell into this wall and I scratched my arm all up - is it bleeding?
Aww, it is bleeding.
But the shot I think was pretty decent until I almost died.
It turns out the entire country of Luxembourg
Especially Luxembourg city is just made up completely of hills. You guys, our legs and calves and quads and butts
are gonna be looking fantastic after this
The first thing we wanted to scope out was this insane view of the city
This is the Shamone du Lac conision which is this path that goes along these
Ancient stone walls some of its built into the mountainside over here
The ancient quarters are actually a unesco world heritage site, and I think they gained that status and around 1994
So that means it is all very well preserved for us to just come up here and take in and enjoy
Guys, we ran into a couple viewers. They just stopped us and they were like, "Allison?" ... We're like, "How do you know us?"
Oh my gosh, I'm so excited
They're from San Francisco where we used to live that's amazing well, thanks for stopping us
I hope you guys are enjoying Luxembourg because we are
Yes, you guys are great. Thank you so much!
Bye! Bye!
Well, they're the nicest people ever.
I know! Oh
But we always say if you see us out and about please come and say hello to us
We might be a little awkward, but we try to be not that awkward
just like I'm doing right now
this right here was actually a castle and it was purchased I think in the first century and
The guy who purchased it called it a tiny castle. That was how it translated, but now it's not much of a castle anymore
It's mostly in ruin and you can walk all along it. I think we're gonna try to go beneath it
There's little caves down there, which will tell you more about when we get there
We have descended into the depths of the hill in what's called Casemates
I believe I kept calling him casements and Eric corrected me. Apparently they're Casemates du Bock or the bock casemates
They are these really old tunnels all down through the hillside here
They were first started in the 1600 since then they have been home to soldiers
They were bomb shelters during World War II. I think it said
35,000 people came down in here during World War II to escape bombs, which is pretty insane
I read that people would be down here with their horses
There were fakers there were people just living out their normal lives down here throughout the years. It's pretty wild
These are definitely huge some of the biggest underground caves we've ever been through
I think a lot of the tunnels have actually been destroyed but there are still 17 kilometers left
So, can you imagine still and that's only a portion of what used to be
So you can get properly lost down here
Luckily, they have lots of signage. So yes, they do say sortie different ways
So we'll get out one way or another.
We forgot to grab a little map before we came in here
So we have no brochure telling us what's what or where to go. We're just walking around blind and so far
All we've done is gone in a lot of circles up and down and up and down lots of stairs
So get a map get a map or come and take one of the tours
They have different tours throughout the day where you know, just bumble through like us I guess it's kind of fun
Nope, dead end
That's a dead end too!
No!
We might be down here forever guys
For years. I've been trapped down here
How I long the caress of a woman the warmth a bright sunny day
called barren lands
Maybe one day I will find the exit.
I think it's just right down here actually
Forget all that. Acting!
Jesus
We came down to the other side of the river to the area called Grund and we're just looking back up at where we just were
All those little windows up there had some of them had the cannons and everything and you could look out from in the tunnels
That's really neat. There's so many we were deep in this whole hillside
It's really cool to see from this perspective because when you're in there, you know
Where the hell you are
Also protip if it's raining or really warm out that is a wonderful spot because it is nice and cool and shaded in there
We walked and we walked and we walked on the walk and we walked back up that hill
It was so hard and then we realized we were really close to this bakery called Oberweis
which is actually the only restaurant that our
Bed-and-breakfast hosts in the end and recommended he said here's where you park and here's the bakery that you go to
So we hopped in and oh my gonna it's quite an experience. We kept it traditional and got at watson
question tart
We'll put it on the screen. It's a long word
So basically this little plum tart and you can get them really big or I guess two person size
Maybe one person size depending on who you are, but this is um invented here and Luxembourg
This tart is basically eggs milk butter and sugar all the best things in life
And then it's these plums are just piled on top and the whole thing is baked together
It's nice and juicy in there
The plums are just exploding off the top of there
Which it almost looks a little alien like but also really appetizing at the same time. I think this is gonna be pretty dang tasty
Check that out
So you've got a it's actually pretty solid on the bottom and then it slowly gets more moist as it gets up to this layer
Of goo where the plums have been sitting
It's really tart the consistency of the dough is great. It has a lot of flavor the plums are so good
They're just a burst of sugary sweetness. They just have such a fruitiness to 'em
And the whole thing is really tart and sweet at the same time and you know, it's really not overly sweet
I'm always afraid that tarts like this are just gonna be so sweet
But their sweetness really comes from the plum and not really anything else in there
It's just a little bit buttery and flaky dough down there. This is super tasty. I'd eat this whole thing on my own easily
We also tried to get a pretzel which is a sweet pretzel that is very famous here, but they just sold out
So I guess this will have to do
That plum flavor, am I right? It's amazing
That is fabulous
Well that pastry it was delicious but now it is time for dinner and sadly it is all the way back down the hill so
I guess we will get to walk in
Psych! they have a friggin elevator over here
No more Hills for us today, but the edge of the platform above the elevator
Yeah, but they actually have a bunch of glass
You can look down too!
Wow that actually is terrifying
I'm glad if this glass was crystal clear. It'd be a lot scarier. I think. There's the city! Pretty cool
It's actually a really nice view so come for the view
Then go down to the elevator
So that's how far we have to go down some of you would walk in
But now you don't have to because you know, there's a glorious elevator
Well, we arrived to our dinner spot, let's just go in oh wait it's closed for an entire frickin month
Why does this always happen to us?
Bad luck.
Shoot, at least we didn't walk down here, right?
So you just take the elevator back up?
We were actually right near another place earlier
But we thought this one would be a little bit more of a local experience because it's a little further from the tourist one
But that was a fail although I smell food in the air
We just need to go find yeah, but so, you know
The name of the place is Bei de Buowen something like that can't really say if it's good
But yeah, you try supposed to have really good food like typical of Luxembourg
But I guess I'll just have to keep looking. What is this? I don't get it
This is a self-driving car. I've never actually seen one in a while. Yep. The sign says right here. It's an electric
Driverless shuttle (and it's free!) and that's amazing. We would have jumped on it, but it happened so fast, we don't know where it's going.
The elevator, the free automated shuttle, Luxembourg
I'm digging it.
We just took the elevator back up to the main part of the city because our restaurant was closed
we couldn't find anything down there that we that had the dishes that we wanted to try but
Eric came through and he found this lovely place and we got a bunch of local goodies. I'm so excited
So first off this bad boy is the plonk did tip walk right or wrong. Yeah
It's kind of like the plank of the soil. Yes loosely translated, so it should be a lot of local meats
We have some hands some salami
This is beef salad, but what we're really after is this little goodie right here Kachkéis
I'm definitely pronouncing it wrong, but it's a local cheese that's from here and Luxembourg
It's very potent
It's pungent but it smells good. We also got this guy which is Jude met guarded Boonen
Something like that
It is smoked
Ham with broad beans and potatoes and it looks like there's some bacon on there
Oops got some on me and then they give you a little side of the bean sauce so you can add more
This is the national dish of Luxembourg though. So I figure you gotta try it when you're here, right? This is
smoked I believe its it was a Mac of
Port something interesting and then these are broad beans on top but it says that the meat is smoked and then it is
I think boiled with a bunch of spices
Mm-hmm. Yes, so it's smoked collar of pork. So I make assuming this area, okay
Well, whatever it is, it's absolutely delicious. It's really salty at first, but then you get the smoky aftertaste
The broad beans are nice. They're a mixed. I'd say between pinto beans and peas
I don't really love peas. But I really these are pretty nice
They're really buttery and the sauce that they're in is almost
Gravy, like like a brown gravy and the potatoes are just boiled to perfection, but the meat is super tender. This is great
This is the cheese and you can see that has it sat here. It's got this kind of caramelized layer on the top
Wow, this is unlike any cheese I've had before. Look at this layer. There's one by the top it looks like glue
Holy cow. I'm gonna try the cheese just on its own so I can get a better sense of it
Very chewy. Oh, it's actually really tasty that is unlike any cheese that ever had. It's got this like oily butteriness
the top layer is
Hard and solidifying and then the inside of it is still really creamy and gooey. The taste is really subtle though
It's not super pungent
Well, we were completely blown away by the food if you guys are wondering about the prices here in Luxembourg
A lot of the we're in kind of a touristy area
We try to get a little bit outside of it for the last for the other restaurant
We wanted to go to but it was closed
But this place came highly recommended and the prices are like 18 to 20 euro for a meal for a dish like this
I'd say 18 to
30 euro this one was actually
24 I believe euros and that was 18, but so not so bad
But I have to say that all of the food these meats especially are just so fresh and flavorful
Tasting the cheese blew me away. That's been my favorite thing. So far is just so so much flavor in it
Yeah, and we didn't you forgot to mention
We forgot to mention that we are drinking some local wines from this region
So they're known for Chardonnay and Riesling. We gotta say they're very affordable about 350 euros to 450 euros a glass
They're very good. Some are dry. Some are sweeter
Mostly on the drier end though it's just a lovely meal. We are too hungry though
So we are gonna turn the camera off and just finish all this. Tomorrow we will be heading down into France
We're gonna be staying at a place that's very neat a place unlike any place we've ever seen before
We're very excited to show it to you guys.
Goodnight adventurers
We'll see you on the road!