Category: events

  • London 2012: International Broadcast Center tour

    While we were at the Olympics, we had a chance to visit the International Broadcast Center (IBC) and Main Press Center (MPC). This is the home of the Olympics Broadcast Services (OBS). We had to get a guest pass in order to enter this area. The security checks, stricter than those at airports, were administered…

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  • London 2012: Olympics Badminton

    The Olympics Badminton event was held at the Wembley Arena next to the Stadium (where some of the Olympics football matches were played). Wembley is located in the Northwest corner of London and is well knwon to any Brits, football fans or rock concert-goers. We went on Day 7 of the games and there were…

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  • London 2012: Olympics games snapshots

    Just watched the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. What a blast! We came back from London after spending 8 days there to watch the games. Below are some snapshots of the games we saw. Later posts will go into more details including some videos. This is the first time we traveled to see the…

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  • The Beginning of Our Third Year in Lausanne

    Time flies.  Lausanne has been our home for the last two years.  In the summer of 2010, we left our temporary corporate housing in Peseux and moved into this apartment. Here are some links to our past posts documenting the journey from the US: Moving out of Edgewater in 2010 Temporary housing in Peseux Moving…

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  • Champions League Final Munich 2012

    As mentioned in the last post, we were the guests of a broadcaster of the Champions League Final in Munich. We were so excited. Go back to the post and see us holding the cup ! The game started with the usual fanfare, which we normally ignore when watching the game on TV. The two…

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  • Champions League Final Munich 2012 pre-game

    We were very lucky to be the guests of a broadcast partner of the Champions League Final in Munich. For my American friends and readers, this is the Superbowl equivalent in European football (soccer) – so it is a very big deal here. The final match was held on May 19, 2012 in Munich at…

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