Deloitte Horseback Riding at Windsor!

My team did one of the best events to date - Horse riding at Windsor Castle!!! 

I have been working with these guys since I just joined Deloitte! 

I will definitely miss this bunch when we move back

Attiyah                     Harishen

Stephen

Rob                               Lee and Karina

We got a big smile out of Mas!

Karina was grinning ear to ear as well!

Rob                                                 Jamesh

Mas, Tom M, Lee, and Andy                           Tom B and Jamesh

And of course I thoroughly enjoyed the outing as well :) 

After a beautiful, hot and sunny day, we headed back to London for a team meal

Tapas style!

What a great way to celebrate and do some more team building!

Vevey & Geneva Switzerland

Jeff has been super lucky to have a 2 week job in Switzerland every year... and I just happen to be luckily enough to be married to him and get to visit over the weekend :) Not only is it in just in Switzerland but in Vevey... which is also called one of the 'Pearls of the Swiss Riveria!'

The first full day I was there was Good Friday, so we were able to explore and had some sunny weather for it. All my time spent on Pinterest also paid off here... I was able to find a beautiful little castle, wine museum and cafe for us to wonder around that was about 30 minutes away. 

Chateau D'Agile

Everyone seemed to have a really good time

Got to play some more with the camera settings!

I think this is my one of my favorite pictures from the trip!

Paula and Roberto

Jade

just breath taking!

After hiking around in the fields and sipping wine, we decided to finish off the night with a traditional fondue cheese and grilled steak on a rock.

Unfortunately Saturday was not too great weather wise... but we still tried to make the most of it. Jeff and I did a tour of the other beautiful castle Chillion. 

 

On Sunday, we all went out on a scenic boat ride around Lake Geneva. 

The pictures turned out a little hazy... but it was beautiful and very peaceful on the boat

Another good view of the Chillion castle

After the boat ride, we decided to go for another view point and head up the funicular and look down on the lake. 

all one can say to those views is WOW!

We slowly meandered our way back and were able to catch a beautiful sunset on the lake

The next day was Easter Monday and it was time for me to head back to London. The flights worked out just so for me to spend a day in Geneva before heading back though ;)

I spent most of my time at the UN Headquarters on a tour. 

 It was very interesting to see the place where so much happens. This is a general purpose meeting that is used for a variety of things. 

 Our guide showed us the infamous gift from Spanish... this ceiling. It is currently the most expensive gift ever received from a country and it was donated in 2008... right at the time of the financial crisis. 

 View from the new wing looking out over to the older wing of the facility. 

 There are good reminders all over the older wing where this was not the first attempt to establish an organization to 'promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and serenity.' Of course this is a picture of the League of Nations symbol on the door to a big conference room. 

 This is a pano view of a room that is used only for peace negotiations.

After the tour, I was able to make it downtime and spend a little time on the harbor and end the day  and Switzerland fun with a beautiful view!

Aunt Angie & Fun in London!!!

We had another very special visitor come visit us... Aunt Angie!!! We had a fun week hanging out and I loved showing her some of my favorite places in London and her showing and opening my eyes to some of the great sacred music that is right at our door steps!

The first evening, we went to one of my favorite places for girls night, Champagne and Fomage! The next day she ventured out and saw some of the Tower of London and confirmed it was one of her favorites... must run in the family! She saw the crown jewels about 3 times :) For dinner, we went to on of our local favorites, Boma Green. There was great live music and was a perfect end to the day. 

I got a special treat for us to snack on all week since it was Easter!

Saturday, Jeff and I walked with Aunt Angie on what I like to call our classic Westminister walk, to Buckingham Palace, through green park,  Westminister Abbey, Big Ben and Piccidilly Circus.  Here are few photos!

M&M Store - Abby Road style

Selfie at Buckingham Palace

Big Ben & Parliament!

Westminister Abby

Gordon's wine bar was perfect finish to the day. It was packed but we were lucky enough to grab some chairs outside for a glass of wine and cheese

Sunday was a very special day as well, as it was Palm Sunday. Aunt Angie and I headed to Westiminister Abby for a church service then over toward the City for afternoon tea and an organ recital at St. Paul's Catherdal. (Jeffrey was off to Switzerland)

Here is one of my favorite views of the city!

I was able to sneak a shot from inside Westminister without getting caught!

Drinking tea like queens for the day :) 

Just another beautiful view of St. Pauls!

On Monday, Aunt Angie visited Kensington Palace and the National Gallery. 

We saw the new art that replaced the blue cock in Trafalgar Square... the horse skeleton with a London Stock Exchange ticker on the 4th pillar. Not sure it is much better than the blue cock, so good thing they are only up for 18 months at a time!

After wondering through the museums, we went to have some proper fish and chips! You can't leave London without trying it once :) After dinner, we were in for a real treat with a concert at St. Martins in the Fields. I have seen crowds near this church in the past but never knew what it was all about. Aunt Angie was quick to spot it on google maps so we immediately booked! and I am so glad that we did. The concert was broken into 2 sections, the first was a modern piece, it was the first time it was played in the UK and the composure was there in the church. The second half was composed of more classical pieces and it was all very moving and lovely music!

Glowing after hearing the music at St. Martins in the Field. I have to say, it was a great last night to finish off her trip to London! I loved having you visit and thank you so much for introducing me to St. Martin's in the Field!

Here are a few other pictures from around the time Aunt Angie visited. I am very lucky to work near St. Pauls and we just happen to see the end of the parade to celebrate the end of the war in Iraq. The whole Royal family was in attendance and they had lunch at Gild Hall. I just couldn't pass up on the photo opportunity though! 

 

Jeffrey treated me to another play on evening - the Mouse Trap. It is the longest running play in London.... hard to believe there have been almost 26,000 performances!

There are many things still on our bucket list... so we decided to tick a few more off on a sunny weekend! 

Kensington Palace!

A local Philly Cheesesteak - recommended by native Philly peeps!

And a great view from Pimrose hill :)