{"id":8801,"date":"2024-08-11T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?p=8801"},"modified":"2024-08-11T19:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:08:52","slug":"day-7-luxembourg-south-to-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/08\/11\/day-7-luxembourg-south-to-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 – Luxembourg South to North"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today started with a fantastic breakfast spread laid on by our hosts Tom and Helen. Opted for the non-alcoholic option \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of course we had long chats yesterday, where we learnt the difference between Billige Geschist (cheap shit) vs Gunstig (value). The Germans, of course, appreciate the latter and not the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom and Helen have the most fantastic garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Obligatory selfie of Tom, Helen, two of their kids and us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of course Sue had to have a sit on Tom\u2019s shiny, almost new, tractor\u2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spot the farmer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After breakfast we set off for our stop for the next two nights in Vianden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Palzem to Vianden via LaRochette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of course we were halted just outside of Tom and Helen\u2019s village by two donkeys and goat on the road!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Path blocked<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By the way\u2026 LeClerc has gone really up market! They must be trying to avoid the Aldi and Lidl market sector!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Has LeClerc gone up market, or is Luxembourg really that decadent!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the way to Vianden we\u2019d been recommended a stop in LaRochette for a beverage and a wander around the base of the castle – neither of us fancied the trip up to the top in the heat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LaRochette Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LaRochette Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As we sat in a cafe a band was warming up in the bandstand, probably Blondie, Denise-Denise we thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cafe and a show!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then off again to our evening stop a few km\u2019s away. Through the endless idillic scenery\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our campsite for the next two nights is a more formal, more expensive (\u20ac30 a night), all mod-cons affair – Castle Vianden Camping. The loos and showers are modern, clean and not very busy. The site is on the River Our, which with the 30+C heat is looking very tempting while we\u2019re here. The site pitches run right up to the water\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weir on the River Out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also our first wash day today! Contactless payment and a 50 minute wash, just right for writing blog posts while sat in the main office WiFi zone \ud83e\udd23\u2026 and of course panning tomorrow\u2019s bike ride into town and up to the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supper is what\u2019s becoming a trip staple\u2026 meat and salad, sausages in the Ridge Monkey today\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ridge Monkey Sausages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today started with a fantastic breakfast spread laid on by our hosts Tom and Helen. Opted for the non-alcoholic option \ud83d\ude09 Of course we had long chats yesterday, where we learnt the difference between Billige Geschist (cheap shit) vs Gunstig (value). The Germans, of course, appreciate the latter and not the former. Of course Sue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[53,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2024-summer-holiday-to-greece","category-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_5203.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8yl38-2hX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8794,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/08\/11\/day-6-charleroi-to-luxembourg\/","url_meta":{"origin":8801,"position":0},"title":"Day 6 – Charleroi to Luxembourg","author":"John Martin","date":"August 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"So, after a noisy night next to the River Semoy (I was kept awake by the endless campers heading down the gravel track to the loos) we awoke to the dulcet tones of the donkey we had previously thought to be quaint. 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