THE DAY AFTER
(nürnberg - frankfurt)
Nürnberg, I have to admit, was not one of the cities I was most excited to explore. Until today, all I had seen of the city was a 2km stretch of road between the highway and the hotel, underground subway stations, and a few minutes' glimpse from the train to the stadium, of the rundown buildings in the east of the city. What little I knew about it included its dark past, including the Third Reich and the Nürnberg Trials following WWII.
What we would've MISSED, had we not spent the day here, is an extremely photogenic city with a ton of interesting art and beautifully restored medieval buildings. I definetly did not to expect to take as many fotos as i did while traipsing around Nürnberg.
(click pics to enlarge)
WARNING: if you plan to come here and explore on foot, which i absolutely reccomend, it is all UPHILL! Its sinuous, cobbled roads are quaint, but somehow you will find yourself walking UP, without end. Before I could figure out how this was physically possible, I was too lightheaded from altitude to think.
The afternoon drive back north went by in a flash, as I was awake for for exactly zero seconds of it.
Getting back in time for our second installment of Fan Fest Frankfurt was atop the evening's agenda. France v. Togo. The city was still buzzing from the week's action, and the remaining miscellaneous orange 'stuff' in streets showed that they had taken a beating from the Holland fans a few nights ago.
We were very lucky to get the good seats we got, in another packed house on the Main river. We cheered on a skin-of-their-teeth French side to a 2-0 victory, and a spot in the second round.
This last game of the first round brought me to a harsh realization about the tournament, and regarding my travels...
-the best way to keep up and stay current with the tournament's rankings/scores/news/stats: DO NOT COME TO GERMANY!
That's right, go somewhere else - or better yet, stay home! Participating in the tournament, and knowing what's going on, are completely independent of eachother, and do not go hand in hand. Since arriving here, having gone to a game yesterday, watched in the best possible venues, and celebrated with some of the most diehard fans anywhere -- I haven't had a CLUE what was ACTUALLY going on in the tournament!! The second round begins tomorrow, and I have only a vague idea of who's still alive and who's gone home, and i sure don't know who in the hell is playing whom! The odd bit of time i get to hop on the internet is simply not substantial enough for the usual amount of football info i take in on a regular basis! I'm off to go play catch up...
STUGGI TOMORROW!!
Nürnberg, I have to admit, was not one of the cities I was most excited to explore. Until today, all I had seen of the city was a 2km stretch of road between the highway and the hotel, underground subway stations, and a few minutes' glimpse from the train to the stadium, of the rundown buildings in the east of the city. What little I knew about it included its dark past, including the Third Reich and the Nürnberg Trials following WWII.
What we would've MISSED, had we not spent the day here, is an extremely photogenic city with a ton of interesting art and beautifully restored medieval buildings. I definetly did not to expect to take as many fotos as i did while traipsing around Nürnberg.
(click pics to enlarge)
WARNING: if you plan to come here and explore on foot, which i absolutely reccomend, it is all UPHILL! Its sinuous, cobbled roads are quaint, but somehow you will find yourself walking UP, without end. Before I could figure out how this was physically possible, I was too lightheaded from altitude to think.
The afternoon drive back north went by in a flash, as I was awake for for exactly zero seconds of it.
Getting back in time for our second installment of Fan Fest Frankfurt was atop the evening's agenda. France v. Togo. The city was still buzzing from the week's action, and the remaining miscellaneous orange 'stuff' in streets showed that they had taken a beating from the Holland fans a few nights ago.
We were very lucky to get the good seats we got, in another packed house on the Main river. We cheered on a skin-of-their-teeth French side to a 2-0 victory, and a spot in the second round.
This last game of the first round brought me to a harsh realization about the tournament, and regarding my travels...
-the best way to keep up and stay current with the tournament's rankings/scores/news/stats: DO NOT COME TO GERMANY!
That's right, go somewhere else - or better yet, stay home! Participating in the tournament, and knowing what's going on, are completely independent of eachother, and do not go hand in hand. Since arriving here, having gone to a game yesterday, watched in the best possible venues, and celebrated with some of the most diehard fans anywhere -- I haven't had a CLUE what was ACTUALLY going on in the tournament!! The second round begins tomorrow, and I have only a vague idea of who's still alive and who's gone home, and i sure don't know who in the hell is playing whom! The odd bit of time i get to hop on the internet is simply not substantial enough for the usual amount of football info i take in on a regular basis! I'm off to go play catch up...
STUGGI TOMORROW!!
Brennilein - 23. Jun, 18:06
