A Weekend in Luxembourg...

Jimmy hadn’t run a marathon since 2005, but couldn’t resist Lisa’s invitation to join her in Luxembourg for a night marathon. It was also the perfect opportunity for a short family holiday and a chance for the girls to run their first half marathon. Jimmy, Ashlynn and I borrowed a friend’s car and arrived first, so we picked up everyone’s run numbers. 

Unlike other races, the end was going to be inside the conference center and was limited to participants.

Veronica flew in from London after work and we picked her up at the airport. As always, the girls were happy to be reunited.

We took a walk around that evening and discovered that a big elevator had been installed since our last visit in 2006 to connect the upper and lower parts of the city.

Jimmy and Ashlynn couldn’t resist taking off their shoes and rolling up their trousers when we came across a Kneipp cold water pool. Named after a German priest from the 19th century, this form of hydrotherapy supposedly has curative powers.

Veronica and I weren’t wearing the right clothes, so we stood dry and warm on the sidelines.

Ironically, the fellow that joined them was instrumental in helping to raise funds to renovate the pools that were originally built over a natural spring in 1931 as part of the public wash-house.