Went to Rochechouart with friends. Rochechouart is located in the   Limousin region in west-central France. It’s also an impact crater. The drive took most of the day, and we got there at dusk—so not a lot to report for today.

Not only is this a Monday, but it’s a Monday after driving through France for nearly 12 hours. So, here are some photos that my students took. They’re much better photographers than I am.

Easter Monday is a holiday in Luxembourg, as well as a day of a special tradition known as Eemaischen. The most notable aspect of this tradition is the selling of clay bird whistles or Pëckvillercher. Even though 95% of the shops were closed, downtown Luxembourg Ville was as crowded as I’ve ever seen it. It was difficult to even get a good look at the whistles. I had expected them to be small enough that they could fit in a closed hand. In fact, they are the size of a normal potato, if not bigger. More information here and here.

On the way back to the train station, I walked a different way than I normally do to avoid the crowds. One of the paths from the bridge to the area far below had this warning:

Challenge accepted!