Melbourne Cup 2012

Melbourne Cup 2012 - the trip

Well it has been a pretty interesting and fun week. Left for Canberra on Friday last week, heading for a couple of days with friends. Dr Phillip Knowles and his lovey wife Jenny. I will blog about Jenny in further detail soon as she is helping cancer patients. We had a lovely 2 days with them at there lovely home. Lots of laughs, champagne and great home cooking.
Euroa was the next stop at a lovely B & B called Courtyard Cottages our hosts were Veronica and Bernie, what a quiet and lovely town we sat outside and enjoyed the country on a lovely patio. our hosts were wonderful.
Left for Melbourne staying at the Park Hyatt in a spa room. The rooms are fabulous and huge. This is where I had 4 events with 100 others with the team from Kelly and Partners a large accounting firm,some lovley new friends and had a ball. In recovey today as buggered..
The first event was at Myer with the CEO followed by champagne and canapes and a shop around Myer. All the guys got a free aftershave and all the girls a perfume. Mine was DOT by Marc Jacobs, I love it, the lid is a lady bird. This was on Monday.
First night funtion was at the Press Room with George from Mastercheif in an 8 course wonderfully matched courses with wines. George even came to say hi, what a treat.Got to bed at 1.30am.
Melbourne cup and its up early for a long day. 6am hairdresser came to my suite. The make up artist was running late by half an hour, she was supposed to be there by 6.45. dressing and out the door in a cab at 7.45am headed for flemington. so many people, my first Melbourne cup. Our group got to hold the cup it was incredible gold and valued at $220,000, we were the last people to hold it until the winner. Champagne breakfast then to our Markee the longe inside the birdcage. A lovely day full of surprises food, drinks nad of course good compay. I met Lisa Wilkins from the Today show she was really lovely and Kerrie-Anne Kennerley plus many others saw Molly Meldrum, Sophie Monk nad James Packer, shock his hand.
The after party was at Georges in the long room. So it was a pretty long day finished with a spa.
I wanted to thank Brett Kelly for his genousity and kindness, his wife Rebecca also and all the great staff.
I am now at a place called Beechworth at a amazing B & B Barnsleys House the hosts here are Rod and Barry. Fabulous spot, great hosts and the town is incredible. The only problem is Vodafone does not work here. Gee that is hard having no phone, lucky they have the net for me to be writing this for you. Off to bed for a nanna nap before high tea at 3pm. I love this place I will be back.....

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