New York - A Great Urban Adventure.

Dan Abatelli - Brilliant Tour GuideMy first (full) day in New York I started with a 6 am - 14km run from the hotel and thru Central park. It was great. All the local cyclist were out in force and the were so many runners. As I was running I was gobsmacked with all the spots that I recognised from movies and television.
Do yourself a favour. If you are ever in New York. Grab your runners and do the park early morning. Nothing beats it!
After this very energetic start to the day I met up with Dan from Urban Adventures for their Slice of New York walking tour. It was a great way to get an overview of the city. Dan was very knowledgeable and happy to share what he knew.
For the Urban adventures trip check out: http://www.urbanadventures.com/Slice_of_New_York
Dan also runs tours under: http://dansdoubledozentours.com/

The Slice of New York tour ran for a full day and incorporated many of the key sites including: 
  • Grand Central Terminal’s
  • Battery Park.
  • Staten Island Ferry
  • The Financial District
  • Ground Zero
  • Times Square and 
  • Top of the Rock to only name a few.

Santa Monica and the Getty

Los Angeles was only a stop over for me before my next flight which would take me from the west to east coast.

So I decided to skip the theme parks and just chill-out and take in what ever I could.

These are a couple of photos from my stroll around the famous Santa Monica beach.

The Getty Center

As my room wasn't available yet I decided to take the rapid transit bus to The Getty Center.

What a stunning place! And it was free!

I'm blown away by peoples generosity. The architecture is every bit as interesting as the art it contains and the gardens it's surrounded by. If you every go to LA check it out: Getty Website 

Dad's B-day Dinner

We have a tradition to go to a nice restaurant for each family members b-day. Dad's birthday was no exception. We went to Longrain in Melbourne.

The food was exquisite. In particular the "Betel leaf topped with smoked trout chilli roasted galangal garlic & trout roe".

This is a photo of Dad inspecting the next course.

Somebody is really getting into their new G11. I'm so envious...

Kate & Adam

I love it as a photographer when you get to share in a day that has been beautifully crafted by a couple to be a celebration of who they are.  

Kate and Adam were just such a couple. The ceremony included a beautiful selection of music and the events of the day really gave them the opportunity to mingle and celebrate with their guests. 




Warren & Ana

This was a wonderful traditional wedding with a twist.

The twist is that the bride and groom were literally from 2 corners of the world namely South Africa and Brazil. Not to mention that the wedding took place in Australia! 

Geographic challenge, you bet.

It was wonderful to witness these two people come together at last.