The big game I did not watch

When I booked my trip in February I could never imagine that my return flight was going to be exactly during the big soccer match between Netherlands and Brazil. I arrived in Montreal one hour after the end of the game. I wish I was in Netherlands until the end of the World Cup. Whoever wins this match should win the whole competion, I thought. And Holland won.

Hup Holland Hup!

The picture invites Locus Publicus customers to watch the game there. I missed that too.

Germans celebrate soccer win

We left our hotel towards Munich's airport at the same time Germany was playing an elimination match against England. The S-Ban was nearly deserted as most Germans were in front of TV sets at home or in large groups in front of big screens located all around Munich. I think the only passengers were tourists heading to the airport. When we arrived at the airport, we passed through a big food plaza in the Mall located by the airport. A huge celebration was going on in a large but separate area by a big screen: Germany had just beaten England 4 to 1.

The streets after the first World Cup game

Holland's first game in the World Cup was against Denmark. Holland won. After the game we went to the streets to see how the celebrations were taking place. Lots of people dressing orange, in any way imaginable, the pubs overflowing with people, and more police on the streets than we have ever saw before.

World Cup fever starting

As the Football (Soccer) World Cup approaches, a sea of orange is becoming more and more visible. The picture shows a building in Amsterdam, as seen from the train station.