Summer Party !!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone, I'm so excited. I'm going to the party ...

My adventures in Luxembourg

My best friend Peggy ...

Hi again everyone,

I want to tell you all about my brilliant trip to Luxembourg - but before that .. see my best friend Peggy in the pic above. Well - I had a fantastic slumber party with Peggy the night before I left. Peggy's Mum Claire, is my Mum, Charlene's friend. We had a really great time. And here I am setting off on my trip ..

My Mum and my uncle Colin took me on a Business Trip to Luxembourg. We went to see a client (what's a client ?).

It was a great trip. As you know, I love to travel. I had such a great time. I love airports and hotels. And I got to go on buses too. That was my first time on a bus ... great, and everyone was so nice to me.

Here's the highlights of my trip ..

Barney goes to the North Coast ..

What a day out ... great fun !!

Hi again,

What about Ye ! (That's Northern Irish for hello ).

Well I've just had a wonderful weekend up on the North Coast. First, we played a great game of golf at Royal Portrush ..... fantastic course.

Some fella called Rory has the course record of 61. I didn't quite challenge that !

In fact, I don't think they let bears play .. so I had to hide in a golf bag till we got away from the first tee .. but it was well worth it. We had a fantastic day ..

Next day I went for a spin along the coast and saw the lovely beaches and I called into Bushmills distillery, just to check out how they make the Whiskey. Had a little taste .. it was lovely.

Here's a little reminder of my weekend up on the coast ..

Breaking News !!!!

Remember yer man with the course record at Portrush, Rory. He's just won the Open Championship

He's my hero .. I'm very happy !! Well Done Rory ..

Paws for thought ...

 

 Hi everyone,

Well I've had a wonderful time on my World Tour, but I want to tell you what it's all about ...

See my Paw Print above. It shows Barnardo's. It's the Children's Charity that my friends in Axiom Belfast have partnered up with for the Axiom Engage program. We're going to be launching at the end of July and we'll be running some programs and events to help with the Children's Charity. I'm really looking forward to that and I'll write again soon to tell you all about it and how you can get involved and help.

Thanks to everyone for following my blog. Bye for now,

Barney xx.

Home Sweet Home ..

You always know you're home when you see the Tayto !!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a quick flight back (you usually get some tail winds on the way back) and were home in no time.

I was exhausted after my trip and had a quiet weekend. I watched the football on Sunday.

The final was great. It got very exciting in extra time, so I had to move up closer to the TV ..



Well, that's the end of the first leg of my World Tour. I had a fantastic time. Special thanks to all my new friends in the New York office. They made me very welcome !

Looking forward to my next trip. Till then - All the best for now ..

Barney xx.

Leaving the Big Apple ...

Hi there,

Thursday was our last day in The Big Apple .. I was so sorry to leave all my new friends, but good to be heading home to Belfast.

We took a big yellow cab to work as we had lots of bags to carry. We had a hard day's work. I met up with some friends for lunch in the kitchen. Here's Rethna, Matthew and Makensie ..

They all dropped by to say Goodbye today, which was really nice.

All too soon it was time to leave. We took a posh car to the airport. It was a nice journey and we arrived in time to grab some dinner before the flight.


There were lots of people at the airport and we had to queue up again to get out of the US.

Here I am saying an official goodbye to the US at the airport ...

John was asking me some tough questions over dinner. I was a bit tired and couldn't really answer them all

So I just looked out at the planes - lots to look at and I had a nice relaxing time before we boarded. I also did a bit of shopping ..

What do you think of my new shirt ?? I bought it at the airport from the lovely lady in the picture. She thought I looked so cute in my new T Shirt that she took this photo and sent it to her husband !! Fame at last !!. I had a quick Big Mac and them had a little nap before boarding. 

Here I am getting ready for take off .. up, up and away ...

Love,

Barney xx.

Duvet Day ...

Duvet Day

Hi there friends and bloggers,

I'm afraid I had to have a Duvet Day today. I was so tired after my exploits with the whiteboard yesterday. It was very nice. I watched the football again. The Argentina v Holland match was much better. My heart was in my mouth during the penalties .. great fun. Can't wait for the final.

Can you believe this is our last night in New York .. going home tomorrow evening.

We went out for a nice dinner tonight at a little Italian, just down the road from the hotel. We ate outside .. very continental. It was lovely.

It was a nice warm evening and I thoroughtly enjoyed relaxing and chatting over dinner.
John bought me a nice glass of wine to celebrate my first trip to New York.

Well - best get a good night's sleep, coz I have another hard day's work tomorrow before the flight home.

Bye for Now,

Barney xx.

And so to Work ...

I was the scribe today .. very hard going

Hi again,

Sorry that today's blog is a bit late. I had a hard day's work today, and I was exhausted. We were all together today in double down (strange name for a room, but then this New York ).

I was the scribe today. I had to make all the notes and draw on the whiteboard. I was kept very busy - well you know what Kate and John and Mark are like when they get going .. tons to write up. I thought they'd never finish.

I met Ajanta today and Candace.

Poor Ajanta landed from a very long flight from Gurgaon and came straight to the office .. very brave. She was wide awake ! more alert than I was today.

When we finished, we all went to the kitchen to watch the football (Yes - I know, strange place to be watching football .. but this is New York !).


Did you ever see such a one sided boring match ! I couldn't believe it.. 5 - Nil after half an hour.

Quite a few people left and went back to work. but I decided to stick it out and watch till the end ..
 We went back to doubledown and finished off our meetings. I had to clean off the whiteboard and write up a few more sessions .. it's hard work !

After we finished, we all went to a really nice restaurant for dinner. I was starving. We were sitting in a great little snug. It was like being in the wine cellar .. loads of bottles. Nobody paid any attention to me as I checked out all the bottles. I had a great time !

Mark's dinner looked nice. I had some of that.

Everyone really enjoyed their meals. We chatted about the day's work and the football ! And what we're going to do tomorrow.

Then it was time for dessert. There were a few extras, so I got one to myself. It was gorgeous ..


It was getting hard to keep my eyes open ! so we headed off home. I went in a yellow cab with Ajanta.

Another great day in the Big Apple .  I'm off to bed now.


Will write again tomorrow,

Love,

Barney xx.

OMG .. What a day .. Axiom New York Office ..

Hi again,

Wow !! Today I went to the Axiom New York Office.

What a wonderful day. Here's a little reminder of my fantastic day ..

Start spreading the news .....

Soooo exciting, setting off on my World Tour.

Hi again,

Well I had a great night's sleep and was at Belfast International airport bright and early for my flight to New York.

Here's our plane. It was a lovely morning, but I was very nervous getting on my first flight. I got a nice seat. I couldn't sleep on the flight. I was too excited. We got some nice food and I watched a few movies.

When we got to New York, there was a big queue and we had to wait a good while to get through. We went to collect our bags. You're not supposed to take photos, but I snapped a quick selfie while we were waiting ..

We got a yellow taxi into town. It was great. I could watch all the cars and taxis and all the big tall buildings. It's really hot here. I was exhausted when we got to the hotel. It's a lovely hotel and I have a nice room - comfy bed. I was going to have a nap, but just did a quick check of my messages and voicemails first, as all my friends were calling. They're all excited too about my big trip !

My hotel is in Soho. It's a great district, very trendy ..

We went out for a little stroll, to check out the neighbouthood. Still really warm, but I had a great time. We found Citi Bikes. They're a bit like the Boris Bikes in London. You can just take them for a little cycle around. I took one for a ride - it was great !!


We didn't stay out too long coz I was really tired .. a bit jetlagged ..


I even had to sit down and have a rest on the pavement.

 Well that's it for my first day's adventures.

I'm having a ball in the Big Apple.

Hope all's well at home in Belfast.

Take care and stay tuned for more news of my travels.

Barney xx.

Getting Ready .....

Heading off on my World Tour

Hi everyone,

It's Barney Belfast here.  I live at Axiom in Belfast (that's me at the front window of my house ) and I'm the Star of Belfast Axiom Engage.

My Mum is called Charlene and she takes great care of me.

I'm going to be doing lots of travelling. I'm starting my World Tour tomorrow. I'm sooooooo excited !!!! I'm off to New York with Kate and John. I've never been on a plane before. Well I am only 2 weeks old ! I can't wait. I'll write about all my adventures here on my blog, so keep an eye out for news of my travels.

I'm off to bed now for an early night to get ready for my big journey tomorrow.

Take care,

Barney xx.