An alternative title for this Post could be Slim Dusty Part 3 as the restaurant was also Muslim and did not sell alcohol of any kind.

Old Billy the blacksmith, first time in his life
Has gone home cold sober, to his darling wife
He walks in the kitchen, she says your early my dear
But he breaks down and tells her, the pubs got no beer

Tuesday, 16 October, 2018 – Very good, low 20s

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Julie is up early and again goes to the local shop and buys important supplies: Bread rolls, Coffee for her, fresh squeezed Orange Juice, water. I again have Cold Duck for breakfast and Julie has a roll with Smoked Salmon and apple.

We have decided we will do a City tour with the Kids on a jump on/off train. The first thing I note is that all of the people that were in the windows and bars are gone, confirming to me that my theory on the public holiday yesterday was correct. Julie buys tickets for a bus to get us to the Train. The Kids will meet us at a likely hop off place where they had been yesterday.

We ride the bus to the place that the ticket seller had recommended in the old town. This meant we had to walk back to the place where we were to meet the Kids.

However, when we go to the place to sign up, we are told that the Green Train does not stop here, this is for Red Bus Hop On/Off. So we have to walk back to where we were before and then quite a distance after wards to get to its ticket sellers / starting point.

Once the motor is started on the Train, the vocabulary starts. There is a choice of 7 different languages and English is only number 4. The speakers are a real Luxenburgian, who spoke perfect English and his young daughter. They did tell us lots of interesting facts on the tour such as Luxenb0urgh had “just” had its millennial anniversary in 1983 since it was originally founded in AD 983. Their story very much reminded me of Eastern Europe Georgia which we visited a few years ago of all of the various civilisations that had invaded them over the years and their resilience and “fight back”. We did see a changing of the guard ceremony where volunteer Policemen / Soldiers are protecting the realm with machine guns.

I did’t take any photos on the tour, that ain’t food or wine. We catch a bus directly back to the Central Station and walk back to the apartment.

Last night Ryan had set-up my Internet access with global roaming through my phone and access to the Net through the phone using Blue Tooth. It worked great in the room. This morning, it did not work at all. So I go down stairs into the café. We had made friends with the manager of the café and he shows me to the “smokers corner” outside where I am able to directly access the Net. I get lots done.

When our friend comes out for a smoke, he asks if I am English, I explain that we are Australian. He really warms up then, saying he is from the Punjab, is hoping to become a Luxembourg citizen and travel to the USA, England and Australia.

Julie comes back and we decide to have dinner there, again. I ask for some wine or beer – no way, they are Muslim and alcohol free. Hence, the reference to Slim Dusty Part 3.

Our friend left early but ensured we got what we wanted and at a good price.

Much quieter night outside than the previous two. Good stuff. I did have a reflux attack in the night probably due to too much food.