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Endlich, bin in Wien!! Landing in Vienna couldn't come soon enough! My motorcade whisked me from Schwechat Airport to Moedling, Babsi's picturesque town just south of Vienna. The afternoon was spent trying to figure out what day it was and when i should admit to being exhausted. But before i could pass-out, Babsi escorted me to the Heurigen around the corner, a quaint little wine garden, where -SURPRISE- all of our Moedling friends were waiting for us! If you ever visit one of these fantastic places, watch out! Those Bowles (strawberries and prosecco) are sneaky!
All the talk on the radio here is about President Bush's visit to Austria, and the extremely heavy security detail (and cost) involved. We were smart to take the subway into the central 1st district. A few hours and ice creams later, we made our way to Hermann's Strandbar, right on the Danube river. A massive bar on a BEACH in a busy part of the city, with a gigantic screen which played the Sweden v. England match at 9pm. Laying on beach-lounge chairs, in the sand, with an Ottakringer and hundreds of rowdy (mostly Sweden) fans made for a brilliant way to watch a World Cup match of this magnitude!
Of course the only thing to disrupt this level of excitement was the blaring sirens and flashing blue police lights of President Bush's motorcade entering the city! The 'COME ON ENGLAND' chants were swiftly replaced with 'GO HOME BUSH' chants. it was a less than warm welcome, it seems some people here dont care for the fella (what have they been reading?!).
TOMORROW, bright and early, we are off to Frankfurt! I can't believe this time is actually here! We will arrive in the city hosting the EPIC Argentina v. Holland match, meet up with friends, and find the best place for a public viewing. The atmosphere is sure to be amazing! USA v. Ghana (22/6) recently became the BIGGEST game of the tournament, after Saturday's Group E results, so i will spend the 7 hour car ride getting mentally prepared to shout my face off in Nuremberg.
Waking up (at what will feel like 1:30am tomorrow morning) is gonna be a bit tricky, so its lights out for me! More to come...
Tschuessi
All the talk on the radio here is about President Bush's visit to Austria, and the extremely heavy security detail (and cost) involved. We were smart to take the subway into the central 1st district. A few hours and ice creams later, we made our way to Hermann's Strandbar, right on the Danube river. A massive bar on a BEACH in a busy part of the city, with a gigantic screen which played the Sweden v. England match at 9pm. Laying on beach-lounge chairs, in the sand, with an Ottakringer and hundreds of rowdy (mostly Sweden) fans made for a brilliant way to watch a World Cup match of this magnitude!
Of course the only thing to disrupt this level of excitement was the blaring sirens and flashing blue police lights of President Bush's motorcade entering the city! The 'COME ON ENGLAND' chants were swiftly replaced with 'GO HOME BUSH' chants. it was a less than warm welcome, it seems some people here dont care for the fella (what have they been reading?!).
TOMORROW, bright and early, we are off to Frankfurt! I can't believe this time is actually here! We will arrive in the city hosting the EPIC Argentina v. Holland match, meet up with friends, and find the best place for a public viewing. The atmosphere is sure to be amazing! USA v. Ghana (22/6) recently became the BIGGEST game of the tournament, after Saturday's Group E results, so i will spend the 7 hour car ride getting mentally prepared to shout my face off in Nuremberg.
Waking up (at what will feel like 1:30am tomorrow morning) is gonna be a bit tricky, so its lights out for me! More to come...
Tschuessi
Brennilein - 20. Jun, 01:47
