Category: events
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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…
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Roland-Garros 2013, Paris
This is the first time for us to attend the French Open Tennis tournament (see earlier post about Serena Williams). The Stade Roland-Garros is situated at the outskirt of Paris on the west near the Porte d’Auteuil. The entrance to Roland-Garros was about 10 minutes walk from the train station. There were no lines to…
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Serena Williams at Roland-Garros 2013
The French Open Tennis 2013 concluded today with Rafael Nadal winning the men’s final. Yesterday, Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova to win the ladies’ final. Congratulations to both winning players who proved their longevity. We had a chance to see the French Open in its first week (Day 4) and saw Serena Williams in her…