A secret garden, no reservation, Asian elephant awareness kind of day in Luxembourg

I loved Luxembourg so much the first time I went with my friends that I had to share it with Ryan.  We had a wonderful time, despite breaking a sweat and sore feet!  Our goal was to get to Luxembourg Gardens below the city. After passing many painted elephants and an impromptu hike we ended up a block where we started!  The view from wherever we could see it was still beautiful though.

If you're wondering if that's roasted bone marrow and toast, you're right!  I saw Anthony Bourdain raving about it on an episode of "No Reservations" and decided to try it.  First off, eating bone marrow isn't anything new in my family.  My mom and grandma break chicken bones with their bare teeth and suck out it's dark filling. Yum, right?  So anyways, I was pretty excited to try it, but honestly, it just tasted like bland fat on toast.  A little extra sprinkle of salt and pepper made it better.  It was actually kinda fun!  I'll try it again if I see it on another menu.  I believe in trying everything, not once, but twice. 

I wish I took more pictures of the colorful pachyderm canvases as part of the "art exhibition of decorated elephant statues that seeks to attract public awareness and support for Asian elephant conservation".  Elephant Parade has been on tour all over Europe and Asia, as well as California.  I'm so happy to have been able to see it.  Check out their site here.