NEWSFLASH: There are very few banks in Luxembourg

Just like Luxembourg, this post will be short and sweet. With the day off on Friday, we all got up early and went off to see Luxembourg, mainly just for the hell of it. Not knowing what to do or what the hot spots were in Luxembourg City, we ate at a very nice pizzeria joint and headed westward. It was an endless string of residences and small shops, just like Belgium, which I really like. Oh, and I also found this crazy-looking fruit:

We then went northeast to hit the Old City and ran into a makeshift carnival covering two small street islands, which was kind of funny to walk through. I don't think I've seen a more patriotic country minus the United States---there were Luxembourg flags lining all the streets. We went into the Notre Dame Cathedral (mentioned more below), saw the royal palace and the single soldier guarding it, and visited a number of small shops. I tried some Luxembourg chocolate---or at least I thought it was. Could've been German. Still quite good.

Following that we started heading back to the train station. Luxembourg is known as a banking hot spot, and because of that it has the highest income per capita in the world. That's why I was shocked when we only saw about 2 or 3 banks the entire time. I felt like we hit a big chunk of the city. Maybe the banks were in a specific sector we missed, I'm just not sure. But the thought that Luxembourg  is misrepresented as a banking state continously crossed my mind on the way back to Brussels. 

Twich's Drink of the Day: Bofferding

A Luxembourgian wheat beer with a pretty decent taste.

Twich's Place of the Day: Notre Dame Cathedral

Another beautiful cathedral in Europe. This one, however, has not been kept up to speed as much as other churches. I could definitely see its age.