Mommy's Trip to Luxembourg: Part 1

Mommy and Oma took a trip together to visit her Opa in Luxembourg and visit family.  Her Opa was very sick and so her and her Mom decided they needed to go.  She was grateful she was able to go this year.  It was the first time all 3 kids were in school all day, so she didn't feel too bad about leaving Dad with all of the responsibilities.  He did a great job watching the kids!

Mom first flew to Salt Lake City and met her mom there for their flight together to Paris.  Here is a picture of the Salt Flats looking out the window of the plane.

Once in Paris they had dinner and Mom and Oma shared a croissant.  It was so good.  It made up for the fact that their plane was delayed out of Salt Lake and they missed their second flight.  Luckily they were able to get the same flight together to Luxembourg.

The first day Oma and Mom went to Luxembourg City.  Oma needed to apply for her Luxembourg passport, so mom walked around for a little bit and took pictures.

Afterward, they walked to the Fortuna Bank Building across the river.  The bank building was built by Mom's Great Grandfather and her Opa lived there as a boy. It has very beautiful architecture and details.

 

Mom and Oma also visited the National Archives, by accident.  They saw a really neat building built into the side of a cliff and decided to see what it was.  It happened to be national archives and so they decided to check it out. They were able to get some good leads on microfilms to look for in Salt Lake City for Family History and became card carrying members.  This was one of the many small miracles on this trip.  Mom felt that they were being watched over and directed many times.  It was a nice feeling.

 After they spent some time in Luxembourg City they decided to drive up north to their hotel in Heinerscheid by Mom's Opa's house.  They were about 45 minutes into their drive when this happended...

In the middle of a round-a-bout the clutch on their car stopped working.  Mom and Oma flagged down some nice men to help them push the car out of the way.  They went to a nearby store and called Hertz who sent a tow truck.  We will spare you the rest of the details, but it did take a long time to finally get to their hotel that night.

 To be continued...