so I'm officially wicked behind on posts because I've been running around like a mad woman but two weekends ago I was in the following cities... ready? Luxembourg City, Trier, Maastricht and Liege (and I hope in that order).
In Luxembourg we got to go visit the European Court of Justice and the European Investment Bank which were both extremely educational and really cool to see what we learned in class in action and what not. Everyone at both institutions were extremely friendly and I'm so glad we had such an amazing opportunity to go. That evening, we ventured towards "nightlife" and after several failed attempts where tensions rose a bit...lol, we made it to BANANAS...lmao. It was your typical European bar with background American music and we promptly made it a very loud place to be.
Next morning we headed off to Trier to see an ancient Roman city in Germany. We headed to the museum where the security guards followed us around the ENTIRE time we were there. It was a bit unnerving, especially since we were the only group dignified with a personal body guard.... it was bizarre and I still don;t understand why we were followed so closely. After that, Prof. Sheridan took us once again on one of his awesome city torus and we saw the PorteNegra, the Imperial Baths, the old Throne room (now a church), the old Jewish ghetto and many more awesome sites.
Next day we were in Maastricht for a bit to see some of the Netherlands but unfortunately couldn't stay the night because nobody could accommodate us so we drove into Liege and it was the first city without a Jerry Tour. Although as luck would have it we met up with him at an Irish pub so it was good fun and an awesome time.
The next morning was a somber one as we headed to the American WWII cementary and then museum. It was difficult to see all the fallen troops and it puts into perspective all the lives lost during the Second World War. After our long and reflective day we headed home to Brussels to see the start of a new week.
Next blog...Kiev!
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