A couple weeks ago, Thomas and I went camping with the A-Club in Clervaux, Luxembourg. Clervaux is a cute little town, just over 1000 people, in the Northern part of the country. We camped at a campground at the far end of town – right next to the discobar/public swimming pool where the locals gathered late in the night. Still though, with our tent setup next to a rushing river, I slept like a baby.
Windy ridge roads in Clervaux
Saturday was a slow morning as we all took advantage of catching up on sleep. After a proper British (camping) tea, we headed off on a hike around the town. Clervaux is in a valley, and we followed the ridge around it, seeing gorgeous views of rolling green hills. For dinner, we headed into town for some schnitzel. Marshmallows aren’t easy to find around here, so unfortuantely, s’mores weren’t on the menu for this camping trip.
Lush rolling green hills
Hiking forest paths
Stopping to check the map
On Sunday, we headed back into to town to check out The Family of Man photography exhibit. It’s a collection of photos from the 1950s or earlier taken by by 273 photographers in 68 countries. The themes focus on birth, love, job, war, privation, illness, and death. It was fascinating to see how the different photographers captured these themes, but also that these themes are seen all over the world. After lunch, we headed back to Brussels.
The Camping Group: Thomas, Dallas, Nick, Marta, Laurence, and Sergio
It was great to go camping, though I discovered I was in need of a new sleeping bag. The one I had was built for Atlanta weather, not Belgium/Luxembourg. We had a great time, and if you do make it up that way, I really recommend the photography exhibit.
Camping breakfast - baguette, hotdog, and cheese slice
If you’d like to see some more photos, I’ve posted them on Flickr:
- Camping in Luxembourg (35 photos)
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Looks like it was a fun time. I love Luxembourg. We went to Luxembourg City with my cousin, Jake, on our way to the Mosel Valley. Next time we’ll have to hit Clervaux. By the way, i love the ‘lush rolling green hills’ photo!
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The exhibit sounds good, and familiar… seems like I received a book by the same name, full of B&W photos of the same theme. hmmm.
Love your camping post and the happy pictures.
Looks like fun! And the scenery is lovely! Hans has mentioned us camping towards the end of summer, though I think he prefers to go to Northern France to camp.
You sure are getting to explore a wonderful area! I love your excursion! Even your breakfast. :)
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I like the ‘Stopping to check the Map’ photo! That sky is awesome.
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Those are beautiful photos! You should definitely go back in October-November, the Fall is so gorgeous in the Ardennes!