Category: events
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Prix de Lausanne 2014
During the Lunar New Year holidays, IT came to stay for a few days and suggested that we see the Prix de Lausanne. Much of what we wrote below came from the official press kit. The Prix de Lausanne is an international competition for young ballet dancers of all nationalities aged 15 to 18 who…
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No hot air balloon at Château-d’Oex
Château-d’Oex is a small Swiss alpine mountain village that hosts an annual hot-air balloon festival in the middle of winter. It is located in a valley and surrounded by the Swiss Alps and numerous ski resorts. The area known as Pays-d’Enhaut was just 2 hours drive from Lausanne – we took the scenic route via Aigle.…
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Galley tour on board Celebrity Reflection
On our first “at-sea” day, we went to one of the “events” which is a tour of the galleys on board the ship. The galley is a compartment of a ship, train or aircraft where the food is cooked and prepared – i.e., the mobile industrial kitchen. The German executive chef started with a power point…
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Our 2013 trips – part 2
* H A P P Y * N E W * Y E A R * W i s h i n g – y o u – a l l – t h e – v e r y – b e s t – i n – 2 0 1 4 ! ! In 2013,…
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Our 2013 trips – part 1
* H A P P Y * N E W * Y E A R * W i s h i n g – y o u – a l l – t h e – v e r y – b e s t – i n – 2 0 1 4 ! !…
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UEFA Champions League Final 2013, Wembley
This year’s UEFA Champions League Final was played between two German teams in London’s Wembley stadium. The football teams were Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. We were lucky again this year to be able to see the game as guests of a broadcasting partner of UEFA. We flew into London Gatwick super-early on game day…