04 September 2006
Berlin
Still no chance of posting photos; seems internet cafes in mainland Europe are scared of USB ports.
We did the big 6 hour drive from Amsterdam to Berlin yesterday and are staying at a lovely campingplatz on a lake on the outskirts of Berlin, one direct bus to the centre of town. Today (Sunday) was a bit of a day of getting our bearings and walking the old city. We have seen remnants of the Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, some museums or galleries inside old churches in East Berlin that must have been "decomissioned" during the period of 1961 - 1989, etc. We went up the 230m high Tower (like Sydney's and KL's) to see the view over Berlin. Hopefully we'll get a chance to post some photos soon, but it doesn't look promising. It has started raining again this afternoon, so we are sheltering in this internet cafe and updating the blog, checking mail.
Thanks for all your comments guys, we love reading them. We hope you understand when we don't reply to each individual one. Until soon...
We did the big 6 hour drive from Amsterdam to Berlin yesterday and are staying at a lovely campingplatz on a lake on the outskirts of Berlin, one direct bus to the centre of town. Today (Sunday) was a bit of a day of getting our bearings and walking the old city. We have seen remnants of the Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, some museums or galleries inside old churches in East Berlin that must have been "decomissioned" during the period of 1961 - 1989, etc. We went up the 230m high Tower (like Sydney's and KL's) to see the view over Berlin. Hopefully we'll get a chance to post some photos soon, but it doesn't look promising. It has started raining again this afternoon, so we are sheltering in this internet cafe and updating the blog, checking mail.
Thanks for all your comments guys, we love reading them. We hope you understand when we don't reply to each individual one. Until soon...
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I love reading your friends' comments, too! Great fun. Would it be too sad to admit it is almost the highlight of my day? Compared to your lives at the moment, mine is a sad existence...
(Out with the violins to play a sorrowful lament).
Hope you are heaping the cream into your coffee, hot chocolate and on top of all those big fat cakes!
(Out with the violins to play a sorrowful lament).
Hope you are heaping the cream into your coffee, hot chocolate and on top of all those big fat cakes!
# posted by 
: September 04, 2006 12:38 am
: September 04, 2006 12:38 am
hey baldy and Corbs, I need to get at a high rez version of that awesome snowy namche bazaar photo from your website, is it on cd anywheres?
# posted by : September 06, 2006 9:24 am
: September 06, 2006 9:24 am
Hi Ian and Gail
Sounds like you're still haviing a fine time of it. Swines.
Did you hear about Steve Irwin? Dead from a stingray bard to the chest/heart. Crikey....
Cheers for now,
Colin
Sounds like you're still haviing a fine time of it. Swines.
Did you hear about Steve Irwin? Dead from a stingray bard to the chest/heart. Crikey....
Cheers for now,
Colin
# posted by : September 06, 2006 7:00 pm
: September 06, 2006 7:00 pm
hey guys,, hope you are all well,, got in to the u.k on monday can't get over how warm it is here,, 25 today.. bloody hell... anywho might need your ph soon to give you a ring when we land in Italy. hope to see you both soon cheers
J & D Digby
J & D Digby
# posted by : September 06, 2006 11:14 pm
: September 06, 2006 11:14 pm
At last, this Campsite in Prague is on wifi So am using my PDA.
Geekboy; photos arw on a CD in the spare room, not very high ress, may need to re-scan.
Yeah heard about Steve Irwin, at last some Oz news in the media over here!
Digbys, you can only sms us on +61 409 682 886. So far still close to schedule.
Geekboy; photos arw on a CD in the spare room, not very high ress, may need to re-scan.
Yeah heard about Steve Irwin, at last some Oz news in the media over here!
Digbys, you can only sms us on +61 409 682 886. So far still close to schedule.
# posted by : September 07, 2006 2:42 am
: September 07, 2006 2:42 am
That last comment was us, the Lockleys if you hadn't real8sed; I can't seem to log in to my blog for some reason...
Ian & Gail
Ian & Gail
# posted by : September 07, 2006 2:53 am
: September 07, 2006 2:53 am
Hi Ian and Gail
Not sure how to mail you privately so everyone can get to read this. Lucky them! Feel free to reply to my hotmail address.
Just wondering if your wacky plans will have a window for your sober English friend to join you say sometime in October or November for a few days? If not, that's absolutely fine, no pressure! If so, that would be great. I need to start scheduling my time between now and Christmas - before I get so booked up with work that I can't get away (very highly sought after, don't you know!!)
Hope you are managing to speak a bit of German - perhaps I should have given you a couple of lessons before I let you loose on Europe...
Glad you are still having a good time (and glad your friends think it's warm in Merry Ole England - the weather has been rubbish since you left in mid-August - it's a bit sunnier today...) and looking forward to hearing from you.
lisa (in Bath)
Not sure how to mail you privately so everyone can get to read this. Lucky them! Feel free to reply to my hotmail address.
Just wondering if your wacky plans will have a window for your sober English friend to join you say sometime in October or November for a few days? If not, that's absolutely fine, no pressure! If so, that would be great. I need to start scheduling my time between now and Christmas - before I get so booked up with work that I can't get away (very highly sought after, don't you know!!)
Hope you are managing to speak a bit of German - perhaps I should have given you a couple of lessons before I let you loose on Europe...
Glad you are still having a good time (and glad your friends think it's warm in Merry Ole England - the weather has been rubbish since you left in mid-August - it's a bit sunnier today...) and looking forward to hearing from you.
lisa (in Bath)
# posted by : September 07, 2006 6:48 pm
: September 07, 2006 6:48 pm
My proper title is the fuzzy overdrive god and you shall address me as such.
I got the chocolates today. they are excellent. Im gonna try and ration the hell out of them. 1 week is too soon to eat an entire bag o' pralene
I got the chocolates today. they are excellent. Im gonna try and ration the hell out of them. 1 week is too soon to eat an entire bag o' pralene
# posted by : September 07, 2006 7:13 pm
: September 07, 2006 7:13 pm
Hi Ian and Gail
It's now official and you can blab (but I don't know who will listen or care over there but) we're 15 weeks preggo and all is well. Apparently I'm making fingernails this week and bub is the weight of a king size cherry ripe. Mmmmm...cherry ripe!!! Oh yes, and that brings me to the question of WHERE IS MY CHOCOLATE PACKAGE???
Jules
It's now official and you can blab (but I don't know who will listen or care over there but) we're 15 weeks preggo and all is well. Apparently I'm making fingernails this week and bub is the weight of a king size cherry ripe. Mmmmm...cherry ripe!!! Oh yes, and that brings me to the question of WHERE IS MY CHOCOLATE PACKAGE???
Jules
# posted by : September 07, 2006 8:07 pm
: September 07, 2006 8:07 pm
Oh dear, oh dear, we should have known our comments about bucket fulls of cheap Lindt choccy would have stirred everyone up. Quite fun, really!
Julie and Kim, we are so happy for you and little Cherry Ripe (Chezza).
Others; we wll contact you soon.
Ian and Gail.
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Julie and Kim, we are so happy for you and little Cherry Ripe (Chezza).
Others; we wll contact you soon.
Ian and Gail.
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