A little stroll around Luxembourg

A nice amenity of many youth hostels is a communal kitchen. Sarah and I liked to dine out to sample the local cuisine as much as possible, but cooking our own meals helped stretch our meagre budget. It had been a long time without a kitchen, so we were pleased our hostel in Luxembourg city was equipped.

The tiny landlocked state of Luxembourg is situated in the centre of Europe and is home to several European Union institutions. Otherwise, I cannot tell you much. We were in Luxembourg for less than 24 hours. Essentially an afternoon stroll around this petite city located dramatically in a gorge.

I kept a list in my journal of typical foods we ate in each country. It’s an impressive list, especially given our tight budget. Luxembourg is one of the only countries without a food entry (Portugal is the other one). Instead, we hit the grocery store and prepared our backpacker speciality in the hostel kitchen. Pasta and bottled tomato sauce.

This is one entry from my 1992 European backpacking trip with my friend Sarah. If you want to start at the beginning, please check out The journey starts in Nice.