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Happy Easter 2019!

April 21, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

**Happy (pokemon-ish) Easter! (April 21, 2019)**

**Blooming flowers in the city (April 21, 2019)**

Belgium, Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg

Saturday bike tour to Attert ()

April 20, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

https://www.strava.com/activities/2305637804

A bike tour via Attert (Belgium) and the West of Luxembourg

**Enchanted forest between Eisch and Attert valleys (April 20, 2019)**

**A bike in two countries (April 20, 2019)**

**Switching country (April 20, 2019):** Change of road surface on the border between Luxembourg and Belgium (Oberpallen to Tontelange)

**The Attert river near Attert (April 20, 2019)**

**Probably a silo tower in Holtz (April 20, 2019)**

**Circuit du Lac de la Haute-Sûre information board (April 20, 2019)**

**Wisen West Tour on track (April 20, 2019)**

**Happy Easter, well! (April 20, 2019)**

**Rindschleiden church (April 20, 2019)**

**Cycling directions in Wahl (April 20, 2019)**

**PC 12 near Useldange during golden hour (April 20, 2019)**

**Just some track before sunset (April 20, 2019)**

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019: 3rd week of April

April 19, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

Back to Luxembourg, so back on the saddle.

April 17: not an extraordinary commute but a pleasant weather

**Sentier de la Vallée des Sept Châteaux (April 17, 2019)**

April 18: a tour back from work to the Land of the Red Rocks with an epic moonrise

**Track in Ënneschte Bësch (April 18, 2019)**

**Please share the road (April 18, 2019)**

**When moonrise flirts with sunset on Red Rocks (April 18, 2019)**

**Old Bache Jang sign (April 18, 2019)**

**PC 8 near Rumelange (April 18, 2019)**

April 19: social cycling to watch the full moon rising with some light painting

**Group picture for full moon ride (April 19, 2019)**

**Light painting session (April 19, 2019)**

Photography, The Netherlands

A few days in Holland

April 16, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

Saturday: going there, visiting around.

**Train transfer in Brussels (April 13, 2019)**

**Train transfer in Rotterdam (April 13, 2019)**

**Buddha on the beach, Den Haag (April 13, 2019)**

**North Sea, Den Haag (April 13, 2019)**

Sunday: a bit of security workshops, visiting, and dinner with some friends.

**Cycling directions in The Hague (April 14, 2019)**

**Hiking nodal network point (April 14, 2019)**

**Statue in The Hague park (April 14, 2019)**

**Tramway in The Hague (April 14, 2019)**

**Tramway rail warning sign (April 14, 2019)**

**Statue in The Hague (April 14, 2019)**

**Coins on paving stones (April 14, 2019)**

**Cards Against Humanity (April 14, 2019)**

**Bicycle parking in The Hague (April 14, 2019)**

**With some old friends in The Hague (April 14, 2019)**

**A good lunch is sunshine in the house (April 14, 2019)**

**Memorial in The Hague (April 14, 2019)**

**madurodam reflections at night (April 14, 2019)**

Monday: conference day, evening drink with a friend using a Dutch bike

**Cybersecurity summit in The Hague (April 15, 2019)**

**Marina in The Hague (April 15, 2019)**

**Museum reflections in the water (April 15, 2019)**

**Dolphin reflections (April 15, 2019)**

Nelson Mandela's statue — **Nelson Mandela’s statue (April 15, 2019)**

Tuesday: more conferences and a train trip back to Luxembourg, the head full of ideas and new concepts.

**Cup of Tea and High-Tea (April 16, 2019)**

**Bikes and electric scooters (April 16, 2019)**

**Bike “shop” in The Hague (April 16, 2019)**

Ceci n'est pas un ordinateur — **Ceci n’est pas un ordinateur (April 16, 2019):** How to conclude a cybersecurity conference on the train back

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019: second week of April

April 12, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

April 8: a cloudy day and two castles on the way back

**From Nospelt to Äischdall (April 8, 2019)**

**Sentier des Sept-Châteaux (April 8, 2019)**

**Koerich castle (April 8, 2019):** History of the castle (many thanks to Christian Mersch for the contribution): 400 years ago, the castle of Koerich was the residence of the vice-governor Pierre-Ernest de Raville. When he went to the fortress Luxembourg to do business, he had the “Maison de Raville” (still exists, close to nowadays Palais grand-ducal) as a place to go. De Raville’s father was also vice-governor at the time of the famous Pierre-Ernest de Mansfeld. The families of Mansfeld and De Raville had close ties, Pierre-Ernest de Raville was the godfather of one of Mansfeld’s illigitimate son’s who became an (in)famous warlord in the Thirty Year’s War. In the 1630s, croatian mercenary troups terrorised the village of Koerich, already shaken by witch trials. At the time of the Thirty Year’s War, Lorraine was still a duchy apart from France. That region was a major corridor for troup movements in Europe, while Luxembourg was a bit less exposed. It is my comprehension that historic exploration of that war is best approached using Lorraine sources, as complete Luxembourg sources about that time are very scarce.

April 9: #JeSuisUnDesDeux

**Between Bertrange and Holzem (April 9, 2019)**

**Rain on PC 14 near Kehlen (April 9, 2019)**

I'm one of the two — **I’m one of the two (April 9, 2019)**

**Street names (April 9, 2019):** From rue de Keispelt in Meispelt to rue de Meispelt in Keispelt. Simple!

**Sentier de la Mamer near Klaushaff (April 9, 2019)**

**Benches near bonfire place (April 9, 2019)**

April 10: a bit of rain…

April 11: a path next to the motorway bridge and a hook back via Sanem

Pedestrian bridge ;-) — **Pedestrian bridge (April 11, 2019)**

**Cyclistes en trafic mixte (April 11, 2019)**

**Bench and track near Bascharage (April 11, 2019)**

April 12: a (de)tour via Colmar-Berg

**Golden hour near Steinfort (April 12, 2019)**

**PC 12 near Hovelange (April 12, 2019)**

No bike ride this coming weekend as I am going to the Hague for a few days to attend a cybersecurity conference.

Europe, France, Hiking

Spring walk near Strasbourg

April 7, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

I came for a surprise visit to see my cousin who was in the area for the weekend.

**Château de Pourtalès (April 6, 2019)**

**Old stone from Germany (April 6, 2019)**

**Spring on Piste des Forts (EuroVelo 15) (April 6, 2019)**

Barr and Château d'Andlau — **Barr and Château d’Andlau (April 7, 2019)**

**Spring in Strasbourg (April 7, 2019)**

**Petite France, Strasbourg (April 7, 2019)**

**Boat on the Ill river, Strasbourg (April 7, 2019)**

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019 – week +1 (=14)

April 6, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

April is here, thanks to the daylight savings and longer days for spending more time outside in the daytime.

April 1st:
Bike to work and back via Villa Romaine Goeblange with the sunset:

**Thank you, daylight savings! (April 1, 2019)**

**Villa Romaine Goeblange (April 1, 2019)**

April 2: First spring colours in Luxembourg.

**Morning Ride to work (April 2, 2019)**

**Leaving the woods to get to the office (April 2, 2019)**

**Lava? No, just a farmer f***ing his earth (April 2, 2019)**

Third of April:

Just an ordinary commute and some time in town after work.

**Noticed the kerb adjustment? (April 3, 2019)**

**To walk on and under a bridge (April 3, 2019)**

Let's Make It Happen — **Let’s Make It Happen (April 3, 2019)**

April 5th: (no picture taken on the 4th of April)

A 107.86km bike commute detour to work, coming back via the Valley of the Seven Castles, Piste cyclable de l’Ouest and Piste cyclable de l’Attert.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2267618377

Nouveau Château d'Ansembourg — **Nouveau Château d’Ansembourg (April 5, 2019)**

**Local cycling route between Brouch and Buschdorf (April 5, 2019)**

**Cycling route through the courtyard (April 5, 2019)**

**Cycling directions in Noerdange (April 5, 2019)**

April 6:

The longest cycleway in town:

Then, a weekend in Alsace.

Cycling

2019/Q1 on the wheels

April 1, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

At a glance: a few frozen roads, climbs, a new gravel bike, 4260 km ridden, 38,851 m climbed, higher temperature than 2018, except in January

Month/Temperature (C)	2018	2019
January	3.3	0.6
February	-1.1	4.0
March	5.4	7.1

If there is one picture that can symbolize this winter, it would be this one:

**Winter service made in Luxembourg (February 1, 2019):** PC 13 in Mamer towards European School

The other pictures are here.

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019 – week 13

March 31, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

**Somewhere near Hivange (March 27, 2019)**

**Morning commute to work (March 28, 2019)**

**Morning hook to work (March 28, 2019)**

**Track between Capellen and Mamerdal (March 28, 2019)**

**Looking up on a 15% slope (March 28, 2019)**

**Sentier de la Mamer (March 29, 2019)**

**Jumping off the bike (March 29, 2019)**

**Meaning of this sign? (March 29, 2019)**

Total distance: 394 km.

Note that getting weekly statistics and maps on activities requires too much work, so I’ll post monthly figures instead from April on.

Cycling, Europe, Germany, Luxembourg, Photography

Bike exploration in Südeifel, and PC 2 back ()

March 31, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

https://www.strava.com/activities/2255866914

It was my first time exploring near Trierweiler, a real rollercoaster exercise where I was cheered by some hikers around.

**Track North of Trier (March 31, 2019)**

**Praying for the coming climb? (March 31, 2019)**

**A warm welcome to Trierweiler (March 31, 2019)**

**Lot of climbing already done (March 31, 2019)**

**Thunderstorm ahead; changed course (March 31, 2019)**

**Tunnel on Sauertal-Radweg (March 31, 2019)**

**The village of Welschbillig (March 31, 2019)**

**Cycling routes fork in Irrel (March 31, 2019)**

**First ever met dinosaur on my way (March 31, 2019)**

Piste cyclable d'Echternach in Mullerthal — **Piste cyclable d’Echternach in Mullerthal (March 31, 2019)**

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Happy Easter 2019!

Saturday bike tour to Attert ()

2019: 3rd week of April

A few days in Holland

2019: second week of April

Spring walk near Strasbourg

2019 – week +1 (=14)

2019/Q1 on the wheels

2019 – week 13

Bike exploration in Südeifel, and PC 2 back ()

New day, new adventure