Monthly Archives: August 2011

Believe it or not…..

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

(There were lots of statues of bears like this around Berlin) Unbelievably, four days later and I’m still at the coffee shop. Remember yesterday, I told you about my belief of being a failure? And the day before about how one situation … Continue reading →

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A belief is only an opinion we think is true…

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

(3fe Abbey Street Dublin) Still here at 3fe, it’s very busy but they haven’t asked me to leave…yet! So yesterday, I was talking about tying ourselves to a belief. I have another belief to share. When I was eighteen and … Continue reading →

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The stories we believe…..

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

(Beauty in the eye of the beholder) So… I’m still here at the coffee shop and I’m thinking about the stories we believe about ourselves. When I was a new Mum, with a little baby that cried a lot, I … Continue reading →

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Coffee shop writing…..

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

(Coffee Time) Since I’ve been sitting on the sofa resting for the past four days, I’m a bit stir-crazy. So today Denis dropped me to the door of a coffee shop in Dublin and I can get back to my … Continue reading →

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Ok we’re home now….

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

(Charlottenburg Palace) Right, let’s get a few things straight. I will want you to remind me of these if I mention another holiday. So pay close attention: 1. Irish-type weather suits me, even though I love sunshine…. it’s not my … Continue reading →

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Taxi Tour Guide

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

(Lunch…. looking like a green moustached little man?) We had a very interesting conversation with our taxi driver on the way to the airport. He’d lived in Berlin for sixteen years and loved it. As a teenager he’d been taken on … Continue reading →

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Berlin Speaks English

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

(Part of the brick line that replaces what was the Berlin Wall all around east Berlin) You may or may not remember from our tour of France and Spain earlier this year that the thing I most regretted was not … Continue reading →

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Where’s Walid?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

(Walid and my very serious training session – lean forward to move forward, lean back to move backwards, a bit of both to stand still) We went on a great tour today. For four hours we sped around Berlin on … Continue reading →

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Market Day in Berlin

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

(Flowers for sale at the Winterfeldplatz market) Saturday in Berlin. Today it’s the Winterfeldplatz market at ten am, the Musical Instruments museum at noon and the Technology Museum at three. The boys sleep through the market and the girls market … Continue reading →

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We’re going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Berlin Zoo today. Up early was the plan. Plan failed. After a breakfast of orange juice, coffee, custard Danish and currywurst (the boys only) we set off. By midday we had arrived. It’s a very old Zoo in the heart … Continue reading →

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