Mike and Daniel at Eurovision: One week here and it all starts to go horribly wrong

Today is the day that all the normal functions that keep us alive, such as eating properly, not drinking too much alcohol, getting enough sleep, which have been forgotton for a week, all catch up with you and little warning bells go of inside your head to say TAKE SOME TIME OUT!!!!

There was just one problem with that...party season started last night with first blood going to Belarus. For the last few years Belarus seems to spend lots of money on promotion and this year is no exception. First there were great press packs, then free ice-cream in the press centre, and then they host the first party. And finally when you left the party there were free bottles of vodka for everyone.

Young Petr is a bit of a sweetie to be honest and we have developed a bit of a soft spot for him over the last few days. Most people seem to think that his song will qualify as well now. Not too sure myself but there is the point that at least one of the eastern block is going to clean up with the televotes and this could be it.

And so on to the party. As ESC parties go it was very traditional party. Lots of people milling around hunting down little silver disks, various delegations looking a bit lost and free drink. We tried to get into the bit where there was food, but even waving madly at Fillllllleeeeeeppppppp Kikirov wasn't going to get us into that section of the EuroDom. This is probably why I feel so rough today....didn't really eat all day yesterday and then straight onto the local beer.
To cap it all it's the Turkish Party tonight and we will have to do it all over again.....life's tough

Then it was on with the show, various performers and countries crossed the glittering stage of the EuroDom and to be honest they all sounded fairly good until you found out that everybody, except for Sascha-just call me Dimitri-Son. Good for him, the sweetie of the contest and the only one brave enough not to mime at EuroDom.

So just gonna leave you with a few pictures to give you a flavour of the party.....

Ready......steady......and go

Love him or hate him, this guy does know how to work a crowd......

Sluttie Svetti is in competition with the dancer from Serbia over who can do the most elaborate splits.

Tight black jeans, funky t-shirts and big Bon-Jovi hair.....has to be Macedonia

And this years award for best dressed delegation goes to the Netherlands for sure. Gordon does seem to be very fond of the glitter though..

NO!!!! Mr Ryback is not really tall.......he's standing on a box

By the way did you know that one of his dancers broke the stage the other day....last time that happened was with Ruslana and look what happened to her.....