Finally found a way (Just click on the link):
Grand Canyon
Biosphere 2
Sedona and the drive from Phoenix to Flagstaff
Sunset Crater National Monument
Other photos - these are captioned unlike the other albums so you know where they were taken.
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Recovering from a holday
Despite sleeping 18 hours (on and off) from the time we left Houston until 2 p.m. BST on Monday afternoon I was still absolutely wrecked for the rest of the working even after working from home on Friday. Thankfully I slept about 10-11 hours both Friday and Saturday nights and now feel somewhat more recovered.
It was really quiet at work last week and still feels really quiet this week although there are a few more people round. Maybe it's because my team leader is still off and there are no non-London staff around.
I'm still having problems finding a place to post my photos as I can't post them all on here. But attached are a few more:
Grand Canyon
Indian Watchtower at the Grand Canyon
It was really quiet at work last week and still feels really quiet this week although there are a few more people round. Maybe it's because my team leader is still off and there are no non-London staff around.
I'm still having problems finding a place to post my photos as I can't post them all on here. But attached are a few more:
Grand Canyon
Indian Watchtower at the Grand Canyon
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Some more photos
Just some places I've been:
Biosphere 2
Jerome
Sedona
There are loads of photos and as soon as I've got them online I'll try and get a link up.
Biosphere 2
Jerome
Sedona
There are loads of photos and as soon as I've got them online I'll try and get a link up.
Sunday, 8 April 2007
Back home
Arrived back home at 10 a.m. this morning after a night flight from Houston. Not as bad as the journey there.
We stayed at the Doubletree Suite hotel near the airport and on our last two days the temperature reached 96 degrees.
We stayed at the Doubletree Suite hotel near the airport and on our last two days the temperature reached 96 degrees.
The flights were uneventful and arrived on time. My sister and her boyfriend were already waiting for us with food when we got home.
I only slept four hours on the flight so got another four hours after my sister had gone out, hopefully that mean not too much jet lag.
A photo of the Grand Canyon (more or a link to follow):
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Incredible, awesome
Today we visited the Grand Canyon with Angel's Gate Tours. We were picked up in a minibus from our hotel and driven to the Grand Canyon National Park picking up one other family on the way (there was already one family in the minibus when we were picked up).
Our guide who was extremely knowledgeable about the Canyon was named Kopavi. Despite the fact it is a Native American (Hopi) name, he was not a Native American. He said his parents were hippies and that's why they gave him a Native American name.
The first sight of the Grand Canyon itself is incredibly surreal. It almost looks like a film set or a picture, not a naturally occurring feature.
Having a guide, in my opinion, was essential. We were shown a number of different views and were at the Park roughly 5 hours, the average visit is 1 hour. We also were told a lot of other information which you just wouldn't get without a guide, plus lunch was provided so we didn't have to pay the vastly inflated prices in the Parks shops.
The Canyon is the only must-see on this holiday. You can't come to Arizona and not see the Canyon. We also saw 500 year old Indian paintings below the Rim and learnt far more about the Canyon than I already knew.
I have photos and will post them when I get a chance.
Our guide who was extremely knowledgeable about the Canyon was named Kopavi. Despite the fact it is a Native American (Hopi) name, he was not a Native American. He said his parents were hippies and that's why they gave him a Native American name.
The first sight of the Grand Canyon itself is incredibly surreal. It almost looks like a film set or a picture, not a naturally occurring feature.
Having a guide, in my opinion, was essential. We were shown a number of different views and were at the Park roughly 5 hours, the average visit is 1 hour. We also were told a lot of other information which you just wouldn't get without a guide, plus lunch was provided so we didn't have to pay the vastly inflated prices in the Parks shops.
The Canyon is the only must-see on this holiday. You can't come to Arizona and not see the Canyon. We also saw 500 year old Indian paintings below the Rim and learnt far more about the Canyon than I already knew.
I have photos and will post them when I get a chance.
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Heading North
On Sunday we just really relaxed by the pool and just went out to an Australian restaurant named Outback for supper. The waiter was a graduate student studying Political Science and my dad got into a conversation with him about how bad Bush was as president and he asked a few questions about Blair and the House of Lords.
Yesterday we drove up to Flagstaff from Phoenix/Scottsdale via a shopping outlet and Sedona. The altitude in Phoenix is about 400 metres and in Flagstaff it is about 2100 metres so at first breathing was a little hard, some of the views on the way are stupendous.
Today was interesting our Hotel is on Route 66, we drove along it to Williams which is a tiny town with very little to see except a typical old cowboy town and a few shops.
We then drove back to Flagstaff and wandered round the Historic town centre. After that we made out way up to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, wonderful site, wonderful views of lava flows and all with an explanatory booklet for a trail.
Only thing I found hard was the flies, it's too hot in Phoenix for many insects but there are many in Flagstaff.
Taking a tour to the Grand Canyon tommorow and giving my dad a break from driving.
Yesterday we drove up to Flagstaff from Phoenix/Scottsdale via a shopping outlet and Sedona. The altitude in Phoenix is about 400 metres and in Flagstaff it is about 2100 metres so at first breathing was a little hard, some of the views on the way are stupendous.
Today was interesting our Hotel is on Route 66, we drove along it to Williams which is a tiny town with very little to see except a typical old cowboy town and a few shops.
We then drove back to Flagstaff and wandered round the Historic town centre. After that we made out way up to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, wonderful site, wonderful views of lava flows and all with an explanatory booklet for a trail.
Only thing I found hard was the flies, it's too hot in Phoenix for many insects but there are many in Flagstaff.
Taking a tour to the Grand Canyon tommorow and giving my dad a break from driving.
Sunday, 1 April 2007
Another 2 days in sunny Arizona (and footie)
Yesterday was interesting.
We went to Glendale which is supposed to be the Antiques centre of Phoenix. I suppose if you call assorted bric-a-brac : "antiques" then it was accurate. However, it was nice, well-kept and quiet area, so it was just nice to wander round.
There was one shop which I really liked , it was full of old dresses, bags and mainly women's stuff, however, it had some very funny noticed up and a list entitled "The World's Thinnest Books". These included the following
Today was our first proper trip outside Phoenix, we drove toward Tuscon and visited Biosphere 2, which since my university qualifications are in Biological Sciences has long held an interest for me, now it's open to the public and just over 100 miles from our hotel it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up.
On a slightly separate note I'm glad to see that we thrashed Arsenal 4-1, it sort of makes up for them dumping us out of both domestic cups. However, we're now above them in the league with a superior goal difference, we're still in the Champions league and all they have to aim for now is precisely nothing because there is no difference between finishing 3rd or 4th in the League, and Bolton are 5 points behind Arsenal and unlikely to catch them. Will ARSEne Whinger be out of a job at the end of the season?
We can still win the European Cup (again) and before telling me we can't - they said the same in the 2004-05 season and anyone who knows anything about football knows what happened.
I apologise for the lack of photo's from the holiday, but I can't download them here. so I promise a few once I'm back, unless of course one of the hotels I'm staying in has the capability and I get a chance.
We went to Glendale which is supposed to be the Antiques centre of Phoenix. I suppose if you call assorted bric-a-brac : "antiques" then it was accurate. However, it was nice, well-kept and quiet area, so it was just nice to wander round.
There was one shop which I really liked , it was full of old dresses, bags and mainly women's stuff, however, it had some very funny noticed up and a list entitled "The World's Thinnest Books". These included the following
- Things I can't afford by Bill Gates
- What I like about Bill by Hilary Clinton
- The Amish Telephone directory
- How to build an Aeroplane by John Denver
- My Plan to Find the Real Killers by O. J. Simpson
- Things I Would Not Do for Money by Dennis Rodman
- The Wild Years by Al Gore
- Amelia Earhart's Guide to the Pacific Ocean
- Everything Women Know about Men
- To All the Men I've Loved Before by Ellen DeGeneres
- Mike Tyson's Guide to Dating Etiquette
- My Book of Morals by Bill Clinton, with a new introduction by Rev. Jesse Jackson
Today was our first proper trip outside Phoenix, we drove toward Tuscon and visited Biosphere 2, which since my university qualifications are in Biological Sciences has long held an interest for me, now it's open to the public and just over 100 miles from our hotel it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up.
On a slightly separate note I'm glad to see that we thrashed Arsenal 4-1, it sort of makes up for them dumping us out of both domestic cups. However, we're now above them in the league with a superior goal difference, we're still in the Champions league and all they have to aim for now is precisely nothing because there is no difference between finishing 3rd or 4th in the League, and Bolton are 5 points behind Arsenal and unlikely to catch them. Will ARSEne Whinger be out of a job at the end of the season?
We can still win the European Cup (again) and before telling me we can't - they said the same in the 2004-05 season and anyone who knows anything about football knows what happened.
I apologise for the lack of photo's from the holiday, but I can't download them here. so I promise a few once I'm back, unless of course one of the hotels I'm staying in has the capability and I get a chance.
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