Stark. Bo**ock. Naked.

Went to the gym in Stuttgart. Then a sauna after where I sat next to a man and woman in the buff. Didn't get their names.

Strolled around the city in the afternoon. Stuttgart threw on its pride today. Not exactly Berlin or Madrid but people seemed to be having fun.

Looking forward to seeing old university friends tomorrow and their three children. Catherine, whose laugh can be heard in outer space, shares three things with my mum:

1. their name begins with C
2. they both have the same birthday
3. they both have three lovely boys

Their laughs are quite distinctive though. Catherine has a Mancunian cackle while my mum snorts like a pig.