5 things to do in Luxembourg on 1 May if you weren’t hungover as shit!
You could be travelling in style with a picnic on the 1900 steam train. But you probably won’t. Because you’ll be crying into that left-over kebab that you found in your bed.
The Family of Man Exhibition
This 1 May public holiday, you could be standing inside the beautiful castle of Clervaux gazing at world class photos and wondering: “How did they get hold of Great Aunt Birgitte’s photo album?”
These 500 or so photos from all over the world are the vision board of New York MOMA curator Edward Steichen, a Luxembourger who found fame after leaving Luxembourg. When old Teddy didn’t have anything to put up in the museum where he was working, he decided to crowdsource the problem and this is what he got! Just think you could be gazing at the works of famous photographers Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, August Sander, and Dorothea Lange. But you probably won’t. Because you heard there’s 2 for 1 beers at your favourite Irish pub on 30 April. And on 1 May, you’ll wake up in an unfamiliar bath, in a puddle of your own saliva and vomit, and realise it’s already 6pm. Again!
Hike the Mullerthal
You could be getting that pulse racing with a walk in the breathtaking Mullerthal region. Known as Luxembourg’s “Little Switzerland”, this wild region with its impressive limestone rock formations and Insta-worthy views is scored with trails that could help you remember why you moved to Luxembourg. But you probably won’t. Because you’ll be knocking back paracetamol for your banging head, which feels like it’s been bashed in with a rock, from all the cheap red wine you drank at your friend’s house share on Tuesday.
Ride a steam train
You could be channelling your inner glamorous 1950s movie star by travelling with a picnic of strawberries and watercress sandwiches on the 1900 steam train from Petange to Fond-de-Gras in the south of Luxembourg. Once the train pulls into the sleepy Luxembourg village, you could take a little walk along the stream, unfold a blanket and soak up the birdsong and luscious greenery. But you probably won’t. Because you’ll be crying into that left-over kebab that you found in your bed, wondering who it was who told you that gin and tonic doesn’t give hangovers and plotting your revenge in true Agathie Christie style.
Visit Vianden
You could be dangling above the lush green hillside on the Vianden chairlift, striding like a duchess through Vianden castle and sipping cremant with friends on a sun-splashed terrace by the river Our. But you probably won’t. Because you’ll be so hungover from Tuesday’s partying that every time you see sunlight, you’ll scamper like Gollum back under your duvet. And you’ll spend the last hours of daylight cursing your friends for not telling you you’d had enough to drink when you started dancing on the table, in front of your line manager.
Tasting Moselle wines
You could be comparing tasting notes on a Riesling, Rivaner or Pinot Gris, at a wine tasting in a Moselle cellar. And you actually might. Because some say that the best way to get rid of a hangover, is to simply drink through it!