Member Contributer Dutchy Posted May 12, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted May 12, 2008 In......................... Luxemburg!during the past two weeks schoolvacation, my wife and son were visiting her family in the small country of LuxemburgThem taking the company car, I could have taken one of the other cars to visit over the weekend, but with a weather foreacst of 25+ Celcius????No way!!!!Let's take theFast way in via the slab(bit of dutch car mgfr history here.... from the guys that gave the world CVT transmission)Have to cross another country to get thereand can nip over to yet another...(told ya it is a small country....)First stop in Luxemburg was the town of Clervaux (Clerf in the local language)for a bit of lunch with my wife.And while the country has is share of straight roads where 110kmh is allowed, it is the twisties we want!Some serious elevation drops too..No guard rail, but just straight down to the leftYou want castle? We give you castleto the right is the dam used for a hydro-lectric facility higher up the road.They use excess/cheaper electricity during the day to pump water up to a large lake higher up. During night when the price of electricity is higher, they generate/sell it by releasing water in to the lake behind the dam via large turbines. Night after night..(some were littered with sand, elevation drops like crazy.(just heard that yesterday a m/c died on these roads)(bottom of the road, at the tree, 90+ degrees right, off camber.... great roadbuilding...And, one thing that is becoming rarer and rarer in the Netherlands, so Luxemburg is a :fing02: placeCheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer cruzinaz Posted May 12, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted May 12, 2008 Thanx for posting the pics, :rolleyes: it's awesome looking country, nice to see something besides desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combine pilot Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Great picks. I would have loved to ride a bike instead of the train when we visited Belgium Luxemburg and Germany but that would have ment less sightseing and bar hopping. :fing02: Love the photos :rolleyes: When can I come visit? :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marid2apterbilt Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Great pics, Love seeing other countries that I may never visit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer skuuter Posted May 12, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted May 12, 2008 Great stuff Dutchy...........enjoyed it................ :rolleyes: :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer FlaminV4 Posted May 12, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted May 12, 2008 Beautiful Country!! Thanks for the pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Sweeeeet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlecreek Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 i was in Vianden, Luxembourg before. your pictures bring back memories..europe really is beautiful to travel in. drink a bitburger for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Looks like the Fockers had a lot fun. Lucky Fockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Very nice Dutchy. You make me homesick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Great pics, Love seeing other countries that I may never visit... just do it. Between feb and april you can get a round trip ticket for just over 400 bucks including tax. Non-stop even!(I always build in a stop to smoke) I ve been there, I loved it, I am going to retire somewhere near. and the people are really friendly fokkers. Hey Dutchy, most folks dont realize that Fokker was Dutch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer AussieinUSA Posted May 13, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted May 13, 2008 Thank you very fockin much Dutchy, great pics :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyrock Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Very nice Dutchy! :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Nice pics. Nice castle. Not so many vegetables. For dinner I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Nice castle. :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Nice wiews, sure cracy roads, but sure fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechdziner714 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Cool pix. Did you eat any fries over there? I hear the Belgians make the best fries on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted May 13, 2008 Author Member Contributer Share Posted May 13, 2008 Cool pix. Did you eat any fries over there? I hear the Belgians make the best fries on the planet. nope belgium was transit only... did have some fun with a Renault Megane RS, swapping places doing 140+mph on the motorway near Spa Francorchamps (motorway was empty in the morning). I'd accellerate away, with him catching up...... dutch fries with mayo ARE THE BEST!!! :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Cool pix. Did you eat any fries over there? I hear the Belgians make the best fries on the planet. potat met ? Fritje? Aardapple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 We have some very good friends who are from Belgium. When we lived in the Hudson Valley, we'd go into the city to a Belgian restaurant, just off of Times Square, and we'd eat Belgian French Fries and Muscles. They were excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rivcyko Posted May 14, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted May 14, 2008 Cool. Looks like a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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