Parc Merveilleux

Parc Merveilleux is a children's "amusement park" in Bettembourg (in the South of Luxembourg). The park features a zoo and some playgrounds, and a few rides. It was nice, but we don't plan to go back. Plus, we have been super spoiled by the Columbus Zoo and this zoo was pretty meh. There was an enclosure with a huge pack of white wolves hunting through some woods, which was really cool. This place allowed people to bring their dogs, and allowed smoking.

Most places are very disabled friendly, but not this area, where you had to cross a stream to see some animals.

Super fashion plate. Her shirt has a French bulldog and says "Le chien," which is "the dog" in French.

Right before we ran because this dude was totally going to poop on them.

These monkeys had full mustaches like the Lorax.

There were a few playground areas, all with an emphasis on climbing. I liked the metal spiderweb for kids to climb and move around. 

Rip Van Winkle, maybe?

The spiderweb

There were animatronic characters throughout the park that depicted various Grimm fairy tales, with narration in German, French, and Luxembourgish. 

Feeding "Sven" a leaf.

That night, I made my first attempt at French cooking with a croque Monsieur, which is pretty much a baked ham and cheese sandwich with a special sauce called bèchamel (flour, mustard, nutmeg, milk, butter). It's more of a snack/casual kind of food, but it went well. 

I'm going to try to cook something a little more involved if I'm able to get Boo into a crèche. I am on a waiting list and have to call back next week. 

Sunday night we headed to a beautiful castle called Vianden, and then stayed in a château in Urspelt near John's work. It was an amazing time, and I'll save that for another post.