The Flat

Various living/ kitchen shots

bedroom (obviously)

large bathroom

View From front door

first door on right is guest b/room
1st door on left is bathroom, next door on right is living area/kitchen
there is another door across from living area to bedroom.

view from landing down to front door of building, we are on the second floor

front of building, we are at the back so you cannot see our windows.

So we've been in London for 4 months now and have settled in. Other than work we've been doing a few things. Katrina (cousin) has been staying with us in between her travels. We all headed to Wimbledon a few weeks ago early in the morning to queue for tickets and luckily got one of the only days in the first week and a half that wasn't interupted by rain. Saw Marat Safin, Tommy Haas, Williams sisters (doubles) james blake, sat on Henman hill and wathced him lose on the big screen. We did a Jack the Ripper tour through the streets of Whitechapel, very interesting with a good consipracy theory, saw the lane that is used as Diagonalley in Harry Potter too.

We went to a 20 20 game at Lords on a gorgeous Friday night, saw Essex and Middlesex, Strauss, Bichel and Flower were playing. Ended up being a really good game after a dodgy start by Middlesex.

Bryce worked at Wembley for a few weekends, set up for the Diana concert, then the following weekend worked during the Live Earth and Metalica concerts. Caitlin went to see the tour de france prologue through the streets of London.

USA

Las Vegas, Washington and New York City
So after the world cup and a visit to Florida to stay with Stew and Caroline we headed back across the US to Las Vegas. Happy with an upgrade on arrival which meant we were in a room that was bigger than where we are currently living. Obviously we didn’t win or lose our fortune, not much gambling, more seeing the sights. Did all the major casinos, Caesar’s Palace was quite impressive as they bring the day inside. Loved Sarah’s tip about M’n’M world, ate more than our fair share. Loved going from Paris to Venice in a matter of minutes. Took a day trip to the Grand Canyon/Hoover Dam which were amazing sights.
From Vegas we continued to zig zag to the Capital. Walked what felt like a marathon all over the city from the hostel to Arlington Cemetery (JFK’s grave), to Iwo Jima to Lincoln Memorial to the White House, to Capital Hill and the Washington Monument at the end of the reflection pool. Went to another NBA game, which is entertainment plus, unfortunately no draw and over time for this game.
Then it was up to NYC for 6 days. We stayed uptown on Broadway a few block from Central Park where we spent most of our time. Did ground zero and walked across Brooklyn Bridge. Got lost in Little Italy and found an amazing little Italian restaurant that served the cast and crew of Donnie Brasco while they filmed around the corner, also George Bush picked up a heap of pizzas from there too after he visited ground zero and took them to the local fire houses. Lots of signed pictures of celebs on the walls. Went to the Seinfeld Restaurant, where Bryce ran into a family he had taken on a snow mobile tour in Whistler, quite bazaar. Picked up a $5 (meant to be $30) basketball from KMart and took it to a local court in a housing estate (high rise apartments). A couple of young boys came out of the local YMCA and asked if we wanted to play ½ court against them. 2 games best of 50 later and we were towelled up. In the picture you will see the boys, Bryce (not Foster) and Gelvis at the court.
By this stage we were ready to plant ourselves permanently for awhile.