Friday 10th July – Sunday 12th July
Claire and David’s Wedding
Jul 14
Saxias Golf 2009
May 6
30th April – 5th May 2009
Myself, Colin Valentine, James Davidson and Simon Beattie headed to the French Alpes to play a bit of golf.
It was great fun and thanks to The Thomas’s for letting us use their chalet in Saxias as a base.
James and I lost so I will not write any more about this ghastly event… here are some pictures!
La Clusaz, summer 2007
Aug 20
11th to 19th August 2007
Sarah and I on Summer holiday in Saxias, France with Rachel, Simon, Fran and Mike.
Sophie The Dog
Jun 2
A video of my dog Sophie, Simon and I were testing his new camera as I recall – I am not sure how we managed to catch her in such an energetic mood…
This is a more standard pose… not even bothering to move when I was cutting my parents lawn:
Sophie blocks the lawn mower
9th to 16th January 2007
Skiing in La Clusaz, Grande Bornande and Chamonix with my Dad, Mum, Anna, Sean, John and James, January 2007
The holiday was dogged by a lack of snow (a bit critical on a skiing holiday) but came good in the end when we took to the higher slopes of Chamonix.
We were all very grateful to the Thomas’ for the use of their chalet and car, it was once again a pleasure to stay there and be so close to a number of great resorts.
On Friday the 12th we had a lovely meal at the La Scierie restaurant in La Clusaz. The food was excellent, as was the service. james and John were quite dlighted to be presented with Fois Gras by mistake and we only just stopped ourselves from ordering the 2000 bottle of wine just to see the waiters reaction.
A weekend away in Innerleithen for Louise’s Birthday…
It all turned a little sour when Colin and Simon started fighting!
We left Edinburgh on Saturday 4th November 2006 and arrived in Perth (via Hong Kong) on Monday the 6th.
James kindly met us at Perth airport and drove us to meet Simon R who had put his head down for the night at Amy’s flat in Perth.
- Boogie Boarding
- Fishing
- BBQ in Donnybrook
- Wedding
Hannah and Roddy’s Wedding
Oct 28
New York 2006
Sep 24
Saturday 16th – Thursday 21st September 2006
Sarah, her little sister Suzie and Myself travelled to New York to meet with Suzie’s friend Nicola and take in some of the sites of New York city.
We arrived in Newark airport at around 15:00 on Saturday afternoon after a smooth journey from Edinburgh, via Amsterdam. We met Nicola who had flown in flown in from her holiday job in Florida.
We grabbed a cab and headed into the city to find the Hotel that we had pre-booked, the Hotel Carter on 42nd street. To our shock and amazment, despite our only stipulation when booking (with STA Travel) being easy access in a wheelchair, Hotel Carter has a flight of stairs leading to it’s 1st floor lobby. In what proved to be a blessing in disguise, as Hotel Carter is to put it politely a complete dump, Sarah and I had a hectic few hours as we scrabbled to locate another Hotel in the region.
Eventually, we found Hotel Edison which was more than adequate, perfectly located and good value.
Sunday, 17th September
A quick bus tour around the southern part of Manhattan did just the trick to get a feel for where we were in relation to all the major sites.
On the way to Battery Park, we took in Chinatown, little Italy, Grenwich Village and 5th Avenue.
From Battery Park, we took the Statten Island ferry so as to take in the New York skyline and a good view of the Statue of Liberty.
Monday 18th September
We set out early, heading in the direction of Central Park from our Times Square base, and grabbed some breakfast at the french style café Le Pain Quotidien which was very good.
A wander through Central Park that took in, not eintirely deliberately, statues of Robert Burns & Walter Scott
After a short panic, during which Sarah and Suzie were convinced that we completely lost, we popped out from Central Park just a couple of blocks from the Guggenheim museum – our intended destination. Although under restoration, it is a stunning building on the inside and the exhibition of Zaha Hadid’s work was well worth the visit.
- FAO Swartz
- The Empire State building
Tuesday 19th September
- Rockefeller Centre
- Statue of Liberty
- Ellis Island
- Ground Zero
- 5th Avenue
Wednesday 20th September
- 5th Ave
- Central Park
- John Lennon Memorial
- Trump Tower
Kevin and Annie’s Wedding
Jul 19
Kevin and Annie tied the knot at the weekend (15th July 2007), Sarah and I were there to witness the event.
The wedding ceremony was held at Mayfield Salisbury Church in Edinburgh followed by a fantastic reception at Prestonfield House Hotel.
It was great to see everyone and we had a brilliant table with Neil, Lorraine, Dave, Ouna, Mike, Lynne, Jake and Caroline. Mike and Lynne were back over from Sydney for the wedding and was really nice to catch up.