Chateau de Bourglinster

We had a Unit R1 meeting in the Chateau de Bourglinster. We meet here at the office and then took a ride my head of unit. We had a very nice lunch consisting of pastries and croissants (what else?!). Then came the meeting…Everybody had to do a presentation about what they were doing. Thank God mine was after lunch so most of the people were half asleep :). It was easy and I did it well…I don't fear public speaking. What I liked the most was, THE FOOD!!! We didn't get that much wine because we were working and the waiters received orders to limit it… Le Prélude: Thon rouge et crabe « Tout en contraste de parfums, de goût, de couleurs» Dans l’esprit d’un cannelloni, texture d’avocat, feuilles de thon frais, chair de crabe relevée de jeunes pousses, graines et fruits crabe glacé, air de kéfir au caviar. Les Plats: Boeuf « Saveurs d'hier et techniques d'aujourd'hui» Noisette de boeuf rôtie en croûte de truffes, jus d'herbes fraiches terrines de pois et carottes caramélisées aux spéculos. Le Desert: 1- White chocolate mousse with lavender sorbet and a chocolate covered pansy. 2- Mint mousse and milk chocolate 3- Trio: Dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate mousse 4- Pear mousse and liquid milk chocolate We also work very hard… Oh! I almost forgot…here is where the Luxembourg government took the King and Queen of Spain a week before. If any of you doubt it...I was the official photographer of the meeting!

Parc Le'h Adventure- Dommeldange

As part of the Sports Sub-Committee that I lead, we went to this adventure park. People either thought it was dangerous or that it was for kids. Tant pis pour eux! The trip was shot, only 15 minutes from Luxembourg Ville to Dommeldange, including the change of train we had to do. From la gare we had to walk about 10 minutes to get to the forest. Our adventure began!!! After a few minutes of safety techniques and how you were supposed to hold the harness, we practiced in a small circuit. We climbed one by one a tall wooden climbing wall and for 2 hours we didn't touch the ground. Some of the parcours were fun and easy, but for others I needed moral support from Wolfie and Titta…Thank you guys. I remember the Saute de Tarzan. You have to jump off a platform holding the cord. From that first impulse you have to grab the net in front of you and climb it. It sounds very easy, but the platform is very high and it took me over 10 minutes to jump off that platform. When I finally decided to jump "y que sea lo que Dios quiera" people started to applaud. At least I grabbed the cord at once and the instructor didn't have to come swing me. After having done that much exercise we went to a well deserved glass of beer

Trier, Germany

We woke up very early, some of us even earlier than when we go to work. We took the train at 8:20!!!! The trip was short, about 40 minutes. We were excited because it was our first trip as a group. Caroline was our tour guide for the day, because she lives there. After visiting different monuments, we had lunch in my favorite place "Sisters Bagel" Mmm, I had a turkey bagel with honey mustard sauce and salad and a Latte Macchiato… Then we went for a little shopping and ice cream!!! The cones are wonderful…there is this ice cream parlor where the cones are made on the spot, right in front of you. We left at around 5 something because it was raining and we were tired.