Category: travel
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Night views over Hong Kong
I just spent a 2-week vacation in Hong Kong (four days were actually spent in neighboring Macau). It has been a long while since I had 2 weeks off. More remarkable is the fact that I spent Chinese New Year there – I cannot remember when was my last CNY in HK. The highlights of…
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Geneva in Christmas
The lake/river front of Geneva is beautiful, lit with mini light sabers and Pacman (thaat’s right, Pacman). On one of my day off, we drove over in the afternoon for an afternoon of christmas shopping. The views shown here are taken from Promenade du lac (south bank) looking north across the Rhône. Thought he retired…
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Berlin cityscape
My employer organized a week-long conference in Berlin. It was a chance for members of the group from around the world to meet each other and us in the operating center. Of course, there were training sessions every day but they did provide entertainment and dinners at spectacular locations. Three of the locations were even…
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Aerial views of Turkey
The day we left Antalya, the sky was cloudless as you can see from these pictures taken from the plane. The white rectangles are greenhouses for fruits and vegetables. Antalya is the fruit basket of Turkey. The mountains on the far side of Antalya are impressive as they go right out to the Meditteranean. Kemer…
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Entertainment at Club Med Kemer
We spent a week at Club Med Kemer located in the southern mediterranean coast of Turkey. One thing we did not find out until after we booked the trip is that this village is known for its party atmosphere. Apparently, there was one every night, by the pool, near the bar, in the amphitheatre or…
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Club Med at Kemer, Turkey
We had a really busy summer – first, moving from Neuchâtel to Lausanne, then a string of business trips, and then a big 3-month project which was due in the middle of September. We did not have a summer vacation and just managed to take a few day trips when IT was visiting. I really needed…