More photos of the twins

From all accounts back home the twins and Mum are doing well. Still a few weeks till they can leave hospital, but they should be home by the time we get to Adelaide.

Jonty Kirsten Joshua Kirsten

Detlef & Cara - the proud parents

Sue - the proud grandmother

The Arrival of Joshua & Jonty Kirsten - My Nephews

Saturday 1st December was an exciting day as my two nephews arrived safely at 1.45pm in Adelaide. They were very early, but are healthy and strong, and they're mother is doing well. The boys have to stay in hospital for the next 3-4 weeks, but I'm very much looking forward to meeting them at Christmas.


Love Inge & Ben xo

Joshua Kirsten

Jonty Kirsten

Birthday Surprise - A Weekend in Paris

Well, after thinking our last weekend European trip was to Rome, Ben surprised me with a trip to Paris for my birthday. We got up early on the Saturday morning to head to St Pancras to catch the EuroStar to Paris. I would recommend this to everyone as it was so much easier and much more pleasant than having to go to the airport! We arrived in Paris mid-morning and after checking into the hotel we went for a long walk down the Champs-Elysees and along the Seine to Ile de Cite for a long, relaxing and delicious lunch at a brasserie we found. We were glad we'd walked so far, as after lunch, we certainly needed the walk!

Saturday evening Ben had organised tickets to the Ballet, but unfortunately, the workers of the Opera House were on strike, so the ballet was cancelled. This was a bit of a disappointment, and although we went out for a lovely meal, it just wasn't quite the same. The best part of that night was that our taxi driver had heard about the Australian election results and was as happy as we were that Howard was finally out of government!!

Sunday we had another lovely day and went out to Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur and enjoyed the sunshine and watching the artists paint in the square before re-visiting the Eiffel Tower and heading back home. It was a lovely weekend and wonderful to get out of London for the day and spend the weekend just with each other.

Now the countdown till our trip home begins!

Love Inge & Ben

Weekend in Windsor

Last weekend (10/11) we went up to Windsor to visit Bethany and Andrew, who I used to work with at Reckitts. We had a lovely weekend wandering round Windsor and enjoying Bethany and Andrew's hospitality.

Windsor Castle & the gang (L-R: Chris, Carly, Andrew, Bethany, Inge & Ben)

The Crooked House - Ben & Inge on the Eton Bridge

The girls (Bethany, Carly & Inge) and the boys (Andrew, Ben & Chris) on Eton Bridge

Rome - weekend catch up with Anna!

On the last weekend in October we took a long weekend trip to Rome as my friend Anna was on a European trip to visit her boyfriend who's been working in Italy. We had a great weekend in Rome, revisiting sights and seeing new ones. It was a lovely weekend, very warm, and it was great catching up with Anna and meeting Justin. We had some great food and wine, did some great shopping and arrived home exhausted but pleased we'd made the effort to catch up with Anna.

Our Rome trip was our final getaway before we head home for Christmas. It's starting to get colder, the days are shorter, so we're looking forward to having some summer for 3 weeks over Christmas. We're both keeping well. I'm enjoying my new job, it's very busy, but it's going well and I'm settling in. The next month will be spent trying to catch up with all our friends before getting on a plane for the long trip home.

Love Ben & Inge xo


Inge & Ben throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain & the Valentino 45 years exhibition.


The Ara Pacis forecourt & the Castel Sant'Angelo


The view from the top of Castel Sant'Angelo & the Pantheon


Piazza Navona - full of balloons for a politically rally

The Trevi Fountain at night.


The Colosseum, Justin, Anna & Inge on the go and trying to work out where to meet for dinner!


The amazing Roman Forum