Chuks,
Sorry I forgot about you, of course you'd be more than welcome to tag along. You could do a write up too !! Your renowned acerbic wit would put the entire scenario into sharp relief so those that haven't been lucky enough to visit could really visualise, indeed almost FEEL, what it's like
You could do it in both English and German so your former EU colleagues get the idea as well
Cheers,
NEO