Today we were off to Luxembourg to visit a couple castles and to play in the lush forest. A quick stop at the labyrinthe where the massive rocks are stacked so high and in such a way that it is easy to get lost in the crevasses. Moss grows on everything here, and the air smells cold and damp. Down the road is chateau beaufort, a castle that was built in 1140. It is mostly ruins now, but some rooms, including the dungeon is still as it was in the beginning. It is easy to picture the castle as it was at one point and see the royalty that resided in the massive chambers. About 20 kilometers away is vianden where the castle sits high above the small village. With a keyhole to the gate of the castle as long as my arm, I wondered of giants lived there. It only rained a little, not nearly enough to spoil these sights. We made a stop at the school on base to check email and keep in touch with the rest of the world, almost as a reality check from the surreal sights of the day.
-lyndsey
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