Luxembourg: September 2026: Day 2: Flying

Luxembourg

Sept 2026: Day 2: Flying

Roast duck and won ton soup from Shan Shui at Terminal 2.

Won ton soup was okay.

Roast duck was better but still not great, but not bad for an airport.

Same seats on Lufthansa A320's as on Air Serbia and LATAM's A320's.

Even the same pitch, 30 inches.

Beautiful day at Heathrow Airport.

Layover at Munich Airport, terminal 2.

Lufthansa lounge at Terminal 2.

Typical LH lounge food.

Pretzels.

Typical LH lounge food.

Alcohol has some local flavors.

Feels like they could fit another seat or two in this section.

Needed protein.

Air Dolomiti Embraer E190.

Seat pitch is 31 inches but feels tighter.

Air Dolomiti E190 arrived at Luxembourg Airport.

Arrived at Luxembourg Airport.

SAS CRJ-900 in the evening light.

Very European.

Luxair Dash 8's and 737's.

Exercise bikes at Luxembourg Airport.

Bus and tram departure info, real-time.

Departures area is nice.

Beautiful evening in Luxembourg.

Obligatory signage for selfies.

Lots of buses.

Public transportation here is free.

E-ink bus info.

Beautiful evening in Luxembourg.

Bathroom is nice. Shower is hidden in the back.

Luxembourg Marriott Alfa hotel.

Welcome gift.

Drink the tap water.

Executive lounge is a bit dark inside.

Not many snacks.

Executive lounge is a bit dark inside.

The main train station.

Late night food.

Shawarma is meh, but at 9:00pm, there isn't much else open.

Feels like this should be in a casino, down to the video slot machines at right.

Or a cafeteria.

Luxembourg Marriott Alfa hotel.

View from the room, train station to the right.

Ate too much before boarding my flight to Europe, so opted to skip meal service onboard my flight from Los Angeles to London, and spend time, well, sleeping. Held off on eating til landing in London, where a bowl of won ton noodle soup and a quarter of roast duck called to me at Shan Shui at Heathrow Airport. Neither was great, but for airport food they were certainly more than good enough. Then it was time to board a Lufthansa Airbus A320 from LHR-MUC, which then gave me immediate flashbacks to Air Serbia and LATAM, both of whom use the exact same seat, airplane type, and seat pitch.

At least it was a short flight to Munich, and connecting through Munich is pretty easy. The Lufthansa lounge at terminal 2, Schengen area, isn't as nice as the Lufthansa Lounge at Heathrow Airport's terminal 2

, but it does the job, and rather agreeably had a few snacks and drinks. Saw some local whiskey as well at buffet, but decided to decline since I still had a long day ahead of me.

Final flight of the day was onboard Air Dolomiti, on one of their Embraer E190's. 31 inches of pitch is technically 1 inch more than Lufthansa A320, but in reality it felt just as tight. Again a quick flight, and a smooth arrival from MUC-LUX. Took a few minutes to get through the airport, past the exercise bikes (!), and from the pier to the terminal proper, then curbside to exit the airport. Just like in Belgrade, public transportation is free in Luxembourg, and unlike Belgrade, here the system is expansive, clean, modern, and efficient. To be fair there are plenty of delays, but they are reported in real-time, and the airport is actually quite close to Luxembourg City proper.

With a late evening arrival came some rather poor food choices; apparently going out at night here isn't really a thing. Fast food and some late-night places are it, ended up at a combination pizza/kebab/Thai food court-ish place right across from the central train station. Food was best described as adequate, but heck, I wasn't complaining. The Luxembourg Marriott Alfa hotel was almost next door as well, so a very convenient location and a lovely, almost new hotel.