Luxembourg：May 27, 2024

 

I had my first visit to Luxembourg in about 30 years.

The small country -- with only 2500 km² area and 600 thousand people -- is known as one of the richest countries in the world. It keeps the top position for decades.

Luxembourg City, the country’s capital, has developed as a walled city. There lie rivers and canyons below the city.

 

The landscape is beautiful.

 There is an observatory tower (City Sky Liner) in the Constitution Square. The 360 degrees panorama from the tower was fantastic.

 

The city has both traditional and modern buildings. This photo was taken in front of Grand Duke’s Palace in the center of the oil city.

 

The photo was taken in the main shopping area.

 

The photo was taken outside of the wall. People area able to go up on the wall using a lift.

 

There are many EU institutes in Kirchberg district, northeast from the central city. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), European Parliament and other EU institutes have their buildings.

 

At the European Parliament, the flag of Ukraine was raised with the flags of EU members.

 

Public transports such as trams and buses are free in Luxembourg since 2020.

It was very helpful for a tourist like me.

 

It is a shot taken in front of the railroad station, about 1km south from the central city (outside of the wall).

 

Many people use the system in the morning and in the evening.

 They introduced the system for environmental reason along with other purposes. Economic success enabled them shift the system.

 

Luxembourg has continuously developed new industries – steel, finance, IT and telecommunications. I saw many Chinese banks on Bd. Royal, where financial institutions gather.