Welcome to Luxembourg!

We were welcomed to Luxembourg by the hot midday sun!  We dropped our bags at our temporary flat and headed towards the big grocery store.... we found that even the major grocery store that is just outside of the city is closed on Sundays. So, no food for our fridge today!

Instead we grabbed a bite to eat downtown and spent our afternoon at a really cool park!

 

After some play, it was time for bed.  I'll spare you the details of the first sleepless night.

With a fresh start sometime around Noon, (our latest sleep-in ever!) we made it to the grocery store.  There are specialty food stalls just outside of the main grocery area where you can get both prepared and take-home foods.  Colden and Blakely each ate a Grillinger Original which is the local Luxembourgish sausage.  These are big, full size sausages on a large bun...I'd say the boys were hungry!

A few interesting notes while shopping:

• The freezer food section was surprisingly big compared to the barely bigger than a shoe box sized freezer we have.
• The drink isle with soda and juice was 3 times the size of ours back home
• Very few cereal choices are available... I wasn't expecting our brands, but similar options
• I had heard there was no peanut butter, but REALLY no peanut butter??

This was not meant to be an exploration of the local grocery, just getting some necessities, so as I return again, I'm sure you'll see more on this topic.

Tonight we noted how similar the air feels and the late sunset reminds us of Seattle.  We've just put the boys to bed and are listening to the rainstorm rolling in.