Dead Americans and Jesus

This is my third week in Amsterdam, and one thing is clear.  I need to get a move on! 

Staring straight at another weekend at home and a long list of Should Do's, I was becoming increasingly uncomfortable:

• Figure out the ovenwave (nice one Katy) so I can have brunch on Sunday for my French friends.  For some reason I have several French friends here, and after a massive brain wave (probably too much wine) decided it would be a super idea to introduce them all to one another over brunch. Now that I write it down, this idea sounds racist.  Maybe not racist, but definitely discriminatory. Too bad I already invited them over.  I'm sure they'll be annoyed...doesn't take much, you know.
• Find a hair dresser who will correct the current state of my Amishly long hair, split ends and horrible roots.  
• Attempt, once again, to unpack my bags from the 2 months off...this is getting a bit ridiculous. 
• Work out and stop eating dutch bread.  Ditto for dutch cheese. 
• Stop myself from making the poor choice to go out with co-workers until the wee hours of the morning and then sleep until 11AM on Saturday (like I have the past 2 weekends). Christy, that is unhealthy. 
• Memorize the names of the Board of Management.

So I just booked a ticket to Luxembourg.  Why Luxembourg?  Mostly because Bill Bryson gave it good reviews in “Neither Here Nor There,” but also because I have a Luxembourg guidebook for some reason despite the fact that I've never been there before.  The train ride is 6 hours long, but I love a good train ride almost as much as I love a good boat ride.  Well, not really, but train rides are awfully convenient for reading, writing and sleeping.  And I love doing all three of those things!

My friend Selina has already warned me that Luxembourg is a bit boring, but when I read the top list of attractions on Trip Advisor, I couldn't help but get excited!  The #1 rated highlight in Luxembourg City is visiting the American Cemetery Memorial.  What could be a more perfect complement to my tours of the Pol Pot Killing Fields and Genocide Museum than that? This sounds like a real winner to spice up my weekend! 

OK, so perhaps Selina could have a point about Luxembourg being a bit boring if visiting a cemetery is the most exciting thing its got going.  But further down on the list there were also lots of churches, some of them quite old, that are apparently worth a visit.

If I had to guess, I think I’m going to end up sitting in many different cafes in Luxembourg enjoying their food and wine.  But hey, at least I’ll be in a new country with Luxembourgians and I don't think I've ever met one of those before.  Plus, I might learn more about Dead Americans and Jesus.  Sounds like a weekend winner!  I need to get packing.