LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — The Grand Duchy’s silliest network of tunnels has finally been given a reason to exist. On Monday, the project to transform some of the Bock Casemates into a residence of luxury flats was completed, according to the developer. The residence comprises 34 medium-sized apartments as well as one four-bedroom penthouse with its own […]
Luxembourg kissophobes allowed to give three handshakes instead
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — An expat who has rejected the Luxembourgish custom of giving three kisses to female acquaintances will be allowed to give three alternating handshakes instead, a court has ruled. The decision was handed down on Tuesday by a three-judge panel from the Court of Etiquette. The court was obliged to rule on the matter […]
Generosity: Luxembourg commuter shares his smoke with everyone at bus stop
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Not happy keeping all his delicious tobacco smoke to himself, a big-hearted Luxembourg smoker is letting everyone at his usual bus stop have a nice, deep, involuntary puff off his cigarette. “Nothing beats a whiff of rich carcinogenic fumes first thing in the morning,” said Diana Workhorse, a non-smoker who essentially becomes a […]
A look back at summer 2018
It might seem like a distant memory, but the unusually nice summer of 2018 was not that long ago. What did you do during this year’s annual few days of sun? “This summer was amazing. I took my dog on a long walk around the lake in Echternach. I didn’t even have to wear a […]
‘Desire for emojis’ turns Luxembourg 9-year-old into vicious crime boss
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Using lies, threats, and old-fashioned schoolyard taunts, a local child amassed so many Cactus emojis that she is now considered to be the country’s number one crime boss. Nine-year-old Sophie Goergen became the subject of an investigation earlier this month after reports emerged that she had illicitly obtained hundreds of the tiny figures […]