Chris and Sue’s Excellent(?) Adventures

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  • Gotan Project in Lausanne, September 2, 2011

    Great performances. Small venue (Theatre d’Octagonal in Pully). No warmup band. The music started 5 minutes after the stated time – they are in Switzerland afterall. Played from Lunatico: “Diferente” – the backdrop came from Diferente music video (see youtube video below). This is the official video for Diferente on Youtube. Gotta love Argentine tango.

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  • Gorge du Trient, Valais

    Gorge du Trient, Valais

    We went for a drive with friends towards the French/Italian border on a recent weekend.  We discovered this place in the canton of Valais which is out of the pages of Nat Geo ! Located less than 2 hours drive from home, it is near Vernayaz at the foothills of the Swiss/French Alps just before

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  • Comerç 24, Barcelona

    Comerç 24 – a chic restaurant at a hip location – as some publications described this place. Friends and colleagues recommended this place too. We managed only a reservation for lunch. This place and several other “24” restaurants in the chain in Barcelona are very popular with tourists and locals alike. I believe this is

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  • Diagonal Mar, Barcelona

    For this trip to Barcelona, we bought a 2-day ticket for those open-top tourist bus which circle the city.  There are three loops: one goes to the North as far as the city’s university and Camp Nou (FC Barcelona’s stadium); one goes west up to the Montjuic hills and comes back down near the harbor,

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