Day 7 - Luxembourg to Liege

Friday 2nd September 2016
Sunrise 6:53am – Sunset 8:20pm

Weather Forecast:   25 & partly cloudy

Steps:                        13,255           9.15 kl

We were on the road by 8:45 this morning, heading to Liège.

First up, we visited the Bastogne War Museum. We arrived there around 10:15am. This has recently been re-opened, after having an upgrade to the exhibition.  It was fascinating and very well presented.  A very similar presentation as the Waterloo Museum.  I can't remember how long we were there for but an extra 1/2 hour wouldn't have gone astray.

The Madrasson Monument is a star-shaped memorial, dedicated to the US troops who died during WWII's 'Battle of the Bulge"

The "Mardasson" memorial was inaugurated on 16 July 1950, and celebrates the lasting friendship between the American and Belgian people who were united by the Battle of the Ardennes in December 1944 and January 1945.

We then went to Bastogne and had an hour of free time.  Back on the coach at 1:10pm, heading to Durbuy, where we arrived just after 2PM.

It is the town itself with its shops, cafés and eating places set in narrow flowered and cobbled streets lined by old stone houses which forms the key attraction of this town. A walk through the old town is a must for every visitor.

Cyndy and I wandered over one of the bridges, watching some of the canoeists, canoeing along the Ourthe river.  

We then walked past the Topiary Park, to the next bridge.  There is a very unusual rock formation behind the mini golf course.

We departed Durbuy at 10 past 3.  Lots of clouds around this afternoon but the temperature is still in the 20’s.  I think we arrived at our hotel around 4PM.  It’s on a hill, so reception is level 7 at ground level and the rooms are on levels below that, with level 1 being down the bottom.

Liège, a city along the Meuse River in Belgium’s French-speaking Walloon region, has long been a commercial and cultural hub. Its old town is filled with landmarks dating to the medieval era, including the Romanesque Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew. The Grand Curtius Museum houses archaeological treasures and art within a 17th-century mansion, while Opera Royal de Wallonie has staged operas since 1820.

Cindy & I went for a walk, trying to find the Palais des Princes-Eveques but found the Liege Palace instead.

We then walked back to the hotel, in time for our "Bon Voyage Club" drinks before dinner, which was in the hotel.

An early start tomorrow.6:15 wake up and an 8am departure.