Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Las Vegas

Sorry for the delay with these photos - I've had problems with the web server recently but at last it is working - so here we go - enjoy! Sorry there are quite a lot!


Our hotel room (x2); The Bellagio (our favourite); Caesar's Palace


The Paris hotel; Outside of our hotel; walkway to hotels; Bellagio casino - well one tiny section of it!

Breakfast at the Bellagio; Beth with her carrot cake at breakfast; me at the Bellagio; interior of Bellagio


Bellagio wedding chapel - outside and in; Bellagio ash tray; me on the Bellagio veranda



Bellagio pool; the biggest chocolate fountain in the world - oh yes!




More of the Bellagio - us gambling and then the Eiffel Tower at the Paris





Escalators outside baby!; Caesar's Palace; The Flamingo with Toni Braxton plastered on it; Celine at Caesar's Palace


Me in a very fetching Elton John hat; nice Elton John underwear; the floor in the Elton John store; me at the Pussy Cat Dolls gambling table



Celine Dion poster outside the Colosseum; me in some very expensive but funky shoes!; Caesar's Palace shopping mall; one of the entrances to a gambling room


The Bellagio; the New York, New York, the MGM Grand; inside the New York, New York



Outside the New York, New York (x2) - one showing the rollercoaster going through it; The Excalibur and then us outside it



Beth and I at Dick's Last Resort bar; the Paris at night; breakfast at our hotel



Inside our limo to the grand canyon heliport



Road to Mandalay road sign - just like the Robbie Williams song!; Mandalay Bay Hotel - just like another Robbie song!; The Luxor hotel (x2)



Flying over the strip; us in the chopper on our way to the Grand Canyon




A few select images of the Canyon - I took so many!


More of Canyon; the Stratosphere hotel; Excalibur from above



Inside the Mirage - walkway leading to the Beatles 'Love' theatre; Beatles bar; me in the O of 'revolution'; Revolution sign



Revolution again (I don't know why!); Beth eating her ice cream and me with mine!; Artwork on the wall of Beatles songs




Outside of the Mirage; the Flamingo; one of the Caesar's Palace statues and one of its many entrances to its shopping mall




"Love" sign; Overnight dinner menu!; Beth and I at the Caribe Cafe



Entrance to Beatles show and more artwork




Outside of the Mirage again and then the Venetian



Inside ceiling of the Venetian and then piccies of the Canal with gondolas




Lunch at the Venetian with our cocktails while we watched the gondolas go by


Treasure Island hotel; Las Vegas Boulevard; Fashion Shopping Mall; Circus Circus hotel


Tacky wedding chapel; the Stratosphere x 2, view of the Strip from the top of the Strat




One of the rides on the Strat which shoots you off the edge of the building - 110 stories up - yes we did it!; Me clinging on for dear life outside in front of the strip at the top of the Strat


Me on the spinning ride, which spins you out over thin air and then me coming off - still alive!



The ride in action; tacky hotel; more of tacky wedding chapel and me outside pointing at my tacky ring we won at an arcade!



The Strat at night - can't believe I spun out at the top of that building!; Las Vegas monorail sign; Bar at our hotel; inside the MGM Grand - amazing architecture upstairs overlooking the casino


Us with our cocktails on last night at dinner at New York, New York; the Arc de Triompe outside the Paris hotel; and them the Eiffel Tower

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Harry Potter Party!

Anthony and his girlfriend Kristy; Me as Professor Trelawney (played by Emma Thompson in the films)


Mark as Tom Riddle; James as Harry Potter of course, as his nickname is Potter at work; Holly and Simon as Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy; Trevor as Dobby


Kirsty as Hermione; Potter with Hayley as Mrs Weasley; Ana as Tonks; Me with my psychic ball


Nat and Di as Hogwarts Student and Professor McGonagall in her younger years; Jen as Luna Lovegood and Dave as a wizard trying to dress as a muggle; Dave in a swimsuit; Jen picking her house out of the sorting hat!

Dinner in France



Monday, July 16, 2007

Kyle and Beth's throw out and sleepover


Me in the Teepee Teepee room; Nadia and Me in the Teepee Teepee room; Megan and I gassing, then smiling!

Beth and Lucy; Kyle throwing out his junk!

Kim, Nat and Di; Holly, Ana and Kirsty; Beth throwing out junk; Kyle and Mark walking (I love this pic cos they didn't know I was taking it!)

Kyle throwing his work shoes in our lake x 2; Me ready for bed on Mark and Kyle's sofa; Kyle in the apartment for the last night


Random pics of Mark and Hayley before we finally went to sleep!








Give Kids The World


A few piccies of the Give Kids the World village

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Hayley's Parliament House Pics

Hayley took a lot more pictures than me and better ones so I'm posting hers as well - cheers Hayley!!!















Parliament House Pics

Getting ready in Hayley and Nat's apartment with Hayley's sister; Taxi ride to Downtown Orlando



More taxi; Kyle's strip!

Boogying the night away




Group pics; random guy who I jived with - hilarious!

Random monk outside the club; USA flag flying outside Perkins; waitinf for our taxi after Perkins feast!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Lunch in Morocco and the Teepee Teepee Room!

Mark and I eating in Morocco; our dinner; the bellydancer; the band



The bellydancer; Mark by the fountain; me by the fountain; us by the entrance to the restaurant with one of the servers


Us in the character greeting area - god bless timer setting on cameras!; beautiful painting; market areas of the pavillion; us in the temple area


My boys in their Teepee Teepee room; wide shot of the teepee; my white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake; blackout cake!

July 4th - evening at Epcot and Hayley's apt.

Mark and me; Jenna and Laura with one of our past supervisors and his daughter (x2); Mark
Mark and Kyle; two group photos; Hayley in her new Harry Potter t-shirt


Mark in Hayley's kitchen; pouring himself a non-alcholic drink - good boy!; Laura and Mark; Jenna

Discovery Cove - Swimming with Dolphins!


Kyle and I at Discovery Cove with our dolphin Scarlett. Sorry about the quality of the pics - they are photos I took of my photos which I bought on the day.

Magic Kingdom with Jo and George

A friend from home and her son George when they came to Walt Disney World on holiday at the beginning of JulyIf you look really reeeeally hard you will see Jo and me in the last picture - bottom right!

Panera Bread with Nadia and Kyle