Month: October 2013
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Dgé @ Jardim Paulista, São Paulo
Dgé is a neighborhood gastropub/burger joint on Al. Campinas, 1021, in Jardim Paulista – about 10 minutes walk from my second hotel which is located downtown (near the junction of Pamplona and Jai). While there are a few street-corner lanchonete (diners), they did not look particularly appealing. So I was happy to find Dgé on my first…
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Estanplaza Funchal Hotel – Faria Lima, São Paulo
I stayed at two hotels while in São Paulo. The first was the Estanplaza Funchal Hotel located in the business district, Faria Lima. Originally, we were booked to stay at the famous watermelon, i.e., Hotel Unique. But it turned out to be far from our meeting venue (remember the traffic congestion, remember here). So we…
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São Paulo: Traffic & Helicopter
I was on a business trip to the south of Brazil including São Paulo. Out of Zurich, it was a 12-hour non-stop overnight flight. Arrived at GRU, Sao Paulo’s international airport from the 70’s. São Paulo is notorious for several things – one of which is the traffic jam. I walked around the city and can…
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Marché aux puces, Paris
Marché aux puces – flea market – the concept is ancient and universal but the origin of the term is disputed. Who started the term Puces ? We went to the biggest and probably most historical one in the North of Paris – 18th arrondissement – just outside the Porte de Clignancourt – Marché aux…
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The Houses around Thunersee
While we were visiting Interlaken, we went on a cruise around Thunersee and posted about it here and here. We have so many pictures to post because the cruise took about two hours each way, a total of four hours round trip. We sat lazily on the top deck, Sue staring into the distance and me…
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Random photos #11 – #15
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each photo a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember). #11 – the sky – Madeira #12…