Stonehenge? A B&Q garden ornament

Here's the view at 5.30pm from my balcony, it's the only time the smog has lifted enough to see the pyramids. You can't quite grasp how big they are until you see them up close, but this gives you an idea, seeing as they are 10 miles away (click on the picture for the full size version - it's not perfect, I took it on my phone). Stonehenge is nice, but I doubt you can see it 10 miles away.

I was thinking of going out tonight, but an hour's worth of free Happy Hour beer and a Chivas Regal for Eve Lawrence has made me think I'll just hang around in the room and see if I can beat the £40-odd I spent on room service on Saturday night...

Tough work if you can get it

The work is all finished and I'm back at the hotel, enjoying a beer on the floating bar (a bit rocky when a boat goes past). Traffiic was bad, but maybe that was because David Milliband is in town, giving a talk at the university, or because Tony Blair will be here tomorrow, probably not because I'm here!
So I'm going to enjoy a few local stellas on Ant'n'Bec's behalf, but not too many, my car is coming at 6am tomorrow...

(Water) Breaking News!! NOT OLGA THOUGH!!

Here's this morning's big news... Becca gave birth to Eve Lawrence at 11.20 last night. Mother and baby are fine, Dad's delighted but tired. I assume mum is too! Photos to follow in good time...

Saturday in Marlow

Lucy and I went for a walk by the river in Marlow on Saturday afternoon. Here is one of the pictures.

Waiting around

It's 6pm on Sunday in Cairo and i'm hanging around in reception at the client's office, waiting for three Italian gents to finish their meeting so we can share a lift in the company car back to the hotel. I've already been halfway there in one car, before the driver understood he'd taken me to the wrong Sofitel, and rather than take me to the right one, then go back to the office and get the three Italians, then go to our Sofitel again, he's brought me back here to wait. For an hour and a quarter. Oh well, it's not like I've got anything else to do!
The job's gone very well, despite me oversleeping yesterday morning and keeping the driver waiting for 20 minutes. The hotel really is very posh, I'm on the 'executive' floor, I couldn't resist the whole rom service thing last night, although I didn't do the James Bond thing and order the beluga caviar (£90) and champagne (the cheapest was £250 a bottle). I just went for the beef medallions at £15 and a bottle of egyptian rose. Yup, it was as bad as you are thinking! I'll let the client treat me to something european tonight seeing as i'm working up a thirst just sitting here.

Well, thanks for helping me pass half an hour. Hopefully there aren't too many mistakes, it's very fiddly typing on this pda!