Awoke early, as excited to watch the replay of Beau's trial. Was slightly impressive - heading straight to racing headquarters (flemington) to run down the straight on 13 September. Couldn't be prouder! Coffee, then to the station to head out to Postdam. An area in West Berlin famous for being the play ground of the wealthy Prussians. The plan was to hire bikes and take a leisurely ride around the picturesque parks and river. The guy at the bike shop, showed us ...

Awoke to cloudy skies but no rain. Today we planned to take a city tour bike ride that lovely Lauren had recommended to us. We met our tour guide Wahib - an English/Pakistani gay guy. We couldn't have chosen better. Our group consisted of 9 Aussies, 2 New Zealanders, a family of 4 from Portugal and 5 Brits. Berlin is flat, which is the perfect cycling topography for moi! (I am still trying to forget the French vineyard saga:) The tour took us around the city, st...

Well finally have the time to stop and document our experiences since arriving in this amazing city. Arrived feeling excited but exhausted. Lovely hotel - Adina apartments at Hackescher Markt. Fantastic area on the East side of town. Markets, trams, trains and lots of bars and restaurants all within walking distance. We decided to explore rather than rest and found some beautiful streets filled with shops and historic sites around every corner. The history of thi...

A lovely Italian dinner followed by our search for the famous Green Salon nightclub. John had ironed up his Carpe Diem shirt (memories of Hvar) and had his dancing shoes on. Let's just say it wasn't easy to find! The streets here are a trap for young players - no grid design here! Streets just meander this way and that, and before you know it you are completely bamboozled. Even john's google aerial shot of the city (which has been invaluable:) was rendered useles...

Breakfast in Rome - wine and a bagel - oh how I love this place! As I write this we are currently in the air heading to Berlin. We have reached the 36 hour mark since we hopped out of bed on Friday morning. We have not showered, nor have our bodies been in the horizontal position since then. Aren't you glad you aren't the pretty brunette sandwiched next to me at the moment on this AirBerlin flight! I was just thinking, when we eventually book into our hotel - we ...