Tag: london
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Gilbert & George @ White Cube, London
While visiting London recently, my (Chris’s) friend JL took me to White Cube at Bermondsey to see the latest exhibition by Gilbert & George. I have seen their works in the past but never so many in a gallery. White Cube is a contemporary art gallery with two branches in London: Mason’s Yard in central London…
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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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High on the Eye over London
While we were in London to watch the UEFA Champions League Final 2013, we had a chance to be on the London eye (as a part of the hospitality package). The Eye is 443ft/135m high. Each pod holds about 20 people. Because we were catered in a private pod, we had to wait a bit. The…
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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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London 2012 Olympics snapshots, Part 3
Here are some pictures of the other venues of the 2012 London Olympics located outside the main venue at Stratford. To recap briefly, we had a chance to see the 2012 summer games up close and here are our earlier posts: snapshots part 1, part 2, International Broadcast Center, badminton, diving, and track cycling. We were lucky to…
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London 2012 Olympics snapshots, Part 2
Just found a bunch of pictures taken during the 2012 London Olympics that are intended to be posted. In our initial post of Olympics snapshots last year (it’s here), we focused on the events we saw. Here, the focus is on the venues. What’s the name of this thing ? It was massive. Noticed the…