After walking though the impressive buildings in town, we approached the bridge and a nice bronze tribute to the Luxembourgois by Goethe. The bridge begins by traveling along a large rock outcropping—the Bock. This is where the original Luxembourg fortress was built in 963 when Luxembourg was founded. In the valley below is the Alzette River, a smallish river that winds peacefully back and forth. We spent a lot of time reading about the past on the placards and soaking in the beautiful views. Once we got on a walkway along the edge of the city wall (Le chemin de la corniche), the views got even better.
Here are the views we saw as we hiked on the ruin ramparts. It was hard not to take pictures.
We are walking from the Bock along the city walls (the beautiful balcony) that looks out over the river and small village below. In the olden days about 5,000 people lived down there, people who worked at the fortress.
The city walls were impressive.
On the way back up to the upper city we passed the National Archives and passed through some charming streets. Up top, we saw a lovely statue of the Grand Duchess Charlotte, then went into the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 