Day Hiking in Limpertsberg

So Luxembourg has this really really cool country-wide system of hiking trails. They're incredibly well-marked and they cover all kinds of terrain–steep hills, forests, open fields, wineries, rivers, parks, villages and cities. I bought the fantastic binder of maps the other day and decided to do the hike for our neighborhood, Limpertsberg. In the book, each hike takes up one page which has a topo map of the trail, an elevation chart, length of the hike, a brief description (in 3 languages) a list of the highlights (that are numbered on the map as well), and a photo of one of the highlights you'll see (castle, abbey, cool view, park, etc.). The pages/maps can be removed from the binder so you can take them with you without having to take the entire book. The binder also comes with a plastic sleeve for protecting the map while you hike. It's such a great format. 

So here i am, on the start of my hike. it's a 7 km hike so it's a little over 4 miles. There are trail marker signs on my block that i never noticed until i started the hike. 

A sign at the end of our street:

I meandered and came across this abandoned building, which is unusual here. 

across the street was this amazing view:

Then i walked by the local waldorf school:

...and one of their garden plots, and a kitty hanging out in the weeds.

i walked by my favorite community garden again...

... and  the Turkish Embassy that's right across the street.

The trail took me into the beautiful little park, Tony Neuman Parc.

And i stopped to check out one of the views

eventually came across a nursery in the busier parts of the hood.

then walked by the big red bridge to the Kirchberg Plateau which is where all the EU offices, agencies, etc. are. 

Came upon this cute little stone passageway, well marked with one of the blue arrows

Looking back at the red bridge to Kirchberg

Then found one of the highlights listed in the hike description: St. Peter's Grotto. This was very intriguing to me because i didn't see any church or cemetary anywhere around it. I'm curious about why this is here, how it got here, etc. There were several burned out candles next to the sculpture. Without the hiking map I probably would have walked by without noticing it .

Dave's favorite house, not far from ours. I love how it's built on this massive chunk of stone. 

Another trail marker, leading me towards home. 

About an hour after my hike i dropped a 100 lb IKEA shelving box onto my foot. i was saying "Fxxx" for about 2 minutes straight, rocking myself back and forth on the floor. I thought i broke something but i think it will be fine. However, I will have to take a break from walks for a few days. :(