My Weltmeisterschaft 2006 Tour is underway! (Alright, it’s mostly English from here on out, for everyone back home.) At present, I am sitting at Starbucks in terminal 4 at Heathrow, looking out at the grey London sky, awaiting the boarding call for the next leg of my journey. The flight over was went by quite quickly… a couple glasses of chardonnay and I was out like a light – but missed the ending of The Pink Panther (hilarious!).

The weather report according to Babsi is sunny and 88 degrees in Vienna. I’m contemplating relieving myself of these jeans before I get there, but I don’t know if they’ll let me board in my undertrousers.

I’m pleased to report that after having only been in Europe for 45 minutes, there is already a very noticeable buzz around the World Cup. Heaps of people are walking around the airport wearing various national team jerseys, the front and back covers of The Gaurdian I just picked up (along with every other paper on the newsstand!) has updates and gossip on England’s massive upcoming bout with Sweden, and even the guys working the x-ray machines were debating David Beckham’s current form!

A funny side story – I was the cause of a small domestic dispute between a newly married couple on my flight over. I got to talking to the guy sitting next to me who asked what I was traveling for. When I told him about my travel plans and explained that I was going to the World Cup, he became a little too overly excited, saying he wished he was going, much to the chagrin of his wife, whose face clearly expressed a bit of anger…
Turns out, they were on their Honeymoon! Oops!!

More to come when I arrive on the continent. Stay tuned!