Weekend in VEGAS!!!!!!!!

Last week Caitlin arrived for a bit of a vacation and we headed of to Las Vegas for a bit of a mini holiday. We flew out straight after work on friday and back Sunday night.

The weekend was great, we stayed at the Ancient Egyptian themed Casino, The Luxor. It was nice, not as exciting as the others but the standard is very high and to be honest we didn't spend much time there anyway. For me the highlight of the trip was definitely 'KA' a martial arts Cirque du Soleil show. IT WAS FANTASTIC. It was the mythical story of two lost princes. The show encompassed the whole auditorium, and the stage spun and stood on end forcing the performers to fall hang from the walls. My description is probably not doing it justice but suffice to say it was AAAAAAMAZING!!

This is a shot of a battle scene where the stage is standing on end to give the audience a birds eye view of the action!! SOO COOL!

Most of the weekend was spend walking the strip checking out the casinos and having a few drinks and a small amount of gambling.

Low light was definitely the Magic Show. I'm sure it would be great fun for families, but I never got into it unfortunately.

Finally we flew back to New York, arriving at 7am on Monday morning. Just enough time for me to go back to my apartment and clean myself up and head into work.... exhausted.

The verdict? I enjoyed my weekend and loved KA. But I think when I go back it will be for a little longer and with a few mates with the intention of getting into some shenanigans!!

Halloween Photos

In the lead up to Halloween I travelled up to see Phoebe and spend the day carving Pumpkins and putting up Halloween decorations. Being my first US Halloween I had a blast! This photo is of Sal, the girls, and I carving our pumpkins. It was all very serious!!! Phoebe managed to escape the photo by being photographer.

And below is a photo of my finished product. (unfortunately in my little studio it only lasted a week)

A week in Brighton and a draw in Cardiff

Well last week I was lucky enough to have work fly me to Brighton UK for three days of meetings. The flight over produced one of the supprises of the trip, the captain of the American Airlines flight I few from JFK to Heathrow sung to the passengers just before take off!! It was a really fun way to start the flight. I stayed at the Hotel Du Vin which was nice. It had a flash bar and restaurant, and the rooms had fantastic bathrooms. They had old free standing ceramic bath tubs. The work week produced a few intangible results. I got time with my new boss, which I really needed. I've been struggling to understand his management style, which has resulted in a few heated discussions. I think I have a better handle on how he operates, and how his other employees work with him. Brighton was nice, I liked the old 'Lanes' area of town, and if it wasn't for the freezing weather it would be a nice summary place to live.

It was mum's birthday on the 3rd and I managed to call her from my mobile phone. There was a huge delay on the phone but I loved talking to her. Although it was only for a few minutes it made me really miss her, and wish that I was able to talk to them more often.

On the Friday after work I traveled back to London to visit Caitlin's sister Sam. I had a few drinks and an Italian dinner with her and her friends. It was a nice relief to have a relaxing evening without work colleagues. The following Saturday I traveled my train to Cardiff to watch the Wallabies vs Wales Rugby Match. Although I was initially apprehensive about the loneliness of traveling alone, I didn't mind it. The game was FANTASTIC, it was fast competitive and exciting, and fairly ended in a draw. I then caught the train back to London and the following morning few back to New York (this time without my singing pilot).

What a nice week.