School trip part 3

After visiting the Maginot line on Thursday we went back to Luxembourg. There we got a tour around the city to learn about the history of Luxembourg city.
     The whole city is built on a hill and is surrounded by fortresses. The oldest parts of the fortresses date back to the roman times. Under the whole city there are casemates, which are old tunnels built in the mountain in order to be able to protect the city. Soldiers would stand inside the casemates and could see the enemies before they saw the soldiers.
     One of the things I found interesting was the myth of Melusina:

In the beginning when there was nothing on the hills of Luxembourg, a man called Siegfried decided the place was so beautiful that he decided to settle there. Others thought Siegfried was a fool deciding to live in the middle of nowhere and told him he would never find a soulmate out in the wilderness. 

But one day when Siegfried sat on the mountains he heard the most beautiful singing from the river down below. He went down to see who it was and discovered the voice belonged to a beautiful lady who was sitting on a rock in the middle of the river. 

Siegfried fell in love instantly and asked the girl to take his hand in marriage. The lady, who had introduced herself as Melusina agreed to marry him on the condition that she would be left alone every Saturday. 

Siegfried agreed to the conditions and the couple got married and had several children and lived happily. Melusina was left alone every Saturday and all was well. Until one day... 

Siegfrieds friends had started wondering what Melusina was doing every Saturday locked up in her room and confronted him about it. Siegfried claimed it was none of his business and he trusted his wife fully. But the doubt was planted in his head and he too became suspicious. 

Therefore, on a Saturday, while Melusina was locked up in her room Siegfried went to see what she was doing. When he looked through the keyhole in the door he let out a scream, for Melusina had a shiny long fishtail. Melusina heard the scream and realised that Siegfried had discovered her secret. Melusina jumped up and went out and dissappeared into the river forever.

Although Melusina disappeared into the river she still loved her city and swore to protect it. Now and then when the city has been in danger, a woman in a white dress has been seen walking on the walls of the fortress and waking up the guards when enemies have been approaching.