Gunners Stadium / Hyde Park / NZ House / The Dogs

Gunners Stadium

A move to the UK wouldn't be complete without a trip to the 'football' (please note it is definitely not called soccer over here!) Emirates Stadium is home to the Arsenal 'Gunners' and is a very impressive stadium. We went to a Carling Cup game which is the equivalent of a NZ 3rd division rugby game and yet a packed house 55,000 people still turned up to watch!
Not being a huge football fan it was fortunate that there were plenty of goals scored, the eventual score was 6-0, we missed the final goal in favour of beating the 55,000 other people at the ground, onto the tube.

Hyde Park

England had the darkest and wettest Augusts on record and the 13th worst summer of all time. We did manage to find some sunshine occasionally though and when that happens us (along with the rest of London) head to the park. The pictures below are of a sunny day in Hyde Park, just so that we remember what that bright thing in the sky actually looks like in this country.

New Zealand House

Nadia recently conducted some further study in order for her to become an Associate Chartered Accountant. As part of this the London office of the NZ Accounting Institute awarded her a certificate at NZ House. NZ House is a stones throw from Piccadilly Circus and has some amazing views of London as shown below.

The Wimbledon Dogs

Listed on the top 101 things to do in London (possibly number 101) is dining at the dogs aka having dinner and watching some greyhound racing. On this occasion we had 20 of us in an executive suite and even got to name a race (the 'Lamb Stakes') & present a trophy to the winner. The dogs is quite a prestigious event so only the best attire is applicable, hence me rolling out the $4 Manukau Salvation Army suit shipped over from NZ.