I discovered this band, Lenacay, from Barcelona, at this year's Migrations Festival @ Luxexpo in Luxembourg, on Saturday night when they played a nice fusion of flamenco, rock and rumba music. I am a big fan of flamenco and latin music, therefore, their music appealed to me instantly, but irrespective of one's music tastes, the lead... Continue Reading →
Migrations Festival in Luxembourg (14/15 March 2015)
The Migrations Festival, or officially called in French, Festival des migrations, des cultures et de la citoyenneté, is an annual event celebrating Luxembourg's multiculturalism, mutilingualism and the diverse identities that exist and coexist in Luxembourg. As you may already know, Luxembourg is a small country with around 45% of its inhabitants coming from abroad, bringing along... Continue Reading →
Winter in Luxembourg
Photos taken on Saturday, the 24th of January 2015 in the Howald and Bonnevoie neighbourhoods in Luxembourg City. © Roxana Mironescu 2015
Medieval Christmas Market in Dudelange
Photos: © Roxana Mironescu 2014
Get your skates on: outdoor ice rink in Luxembourg
According to winterlights.lu, around the ice rink visitors and skaters will discover several Christmas trees that were decorated in the colors of this year's guest, Alsace, as well as two Alsatian cribs. In addition, light sculptures and some 20,000 LED bulbs will illuminate the rink's ceiling, offering the public a truly unique spectacle. The ice rink... Continue Reading →
Autumn in Luxembourg
All photos: © Roxana Mironescu, November 2014.
Lac de la Madine, Lorraine, France
Located at the foot of the Côtes de Meuse and right in the middle of the Lorraine regional nature reserve, the Madine lake is a beautiful 11,000-hectare stretch of water, 250 hectares of forest and 42 kilometres of banks and shores. Just two hours away from Luxembourg City by car, this region is the perfect... Continue Reading →
Bucharest in pictures
Photos were taken in summer 2014: © Roxana Mironescu
Palace of the Romanian Parliament by night
Right in the historical and geographical centre of Bucharest stands an impressive building that strikes one’s eye by its particular style. It is the Palace of the Romanian Parliament, a “giant” built during the “golden age” of the dictatorial regime and born in the mind of a man (Nicolae Ceausescu) for whom the notion of... Continue Reading →