guten tag! daniel and arrived in Lauf, Germany today. it is a small town outside of Nurnberg. the game in Hanover was quite exciting last night. A couple of things you should know about going to a world cup game. 1 - be prepared to be stripped searched every time you enter the stadium. 2 - just about every person attending the game is either wearing a flag, wearing a crazy hat with the colors of their team, or has the flag of the team they are supporting painted on their face -- so be prepared to follow one of these options (daniel and i painted the fabulous stripes of red-yellow-red - for spain - on our faces -- hopefully we'll be able to upload some pictures when we get to Spain) and 3 - we were shocked to learn we had come all the way to germany to a world cup game, simply to discover the only kind of beer one can buy in any of the world cup stadiums -- is budweiser! -- ugh! daniel was very dismayed. but, never fear -- he has tasted many a good german beer outside of the match stadiums! :) the matches themselves are like nothing i have experienced. it is amazing to hear the spanish and french voices singing in the stadium at the top of their lungs. and to be able to see so many revered football players race across the field, pass, catch, trap, and juggle is astounding -- like Zidane and Henry from France and Raul and Torres from Spain -- incredible!! (more to daniel then me...but even i have quite an appreciation). and now we wait to see who will play in the semi-final in dortmund -- we are hoping for germany -- but we shall see...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Safe and Having a Blast!
We are in an internet cafe waiting for the train to Hanover for our second
game. I can't believe we get to see Spain vs. France!
We've spent four days in Germany so far -- Partying with the Spanish in
Kaiserslautern, Drinking in the wonderful Beer Gardens, Biking around the
city of Munich, and touring some of Europe's finest castles!
this keyboard is really crazy -- the z and the y are mixed up. sheesh!
love to you all. if you want to email us -- do it to our hotmail account
instead. we are having problems with gmail. its the same as our gmail
accept @hotmail.com. later all --
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
New and Exciting twist
Its a day away from the beginning of a lifelong dream, and the dreams keep coming true. Saturday after watching the USA vs Italy and the biggest refing debacle of the World Cup so far. I mean just ridiculous, the ref seemed to have his own agenda with that game.
So anyway Saturday after the match we checked our email and got an email from the world cup ticket center letting us know that our application for semi final tickets has come through and we have been issued tickets. Its crazy, unbelievable, and awesomely exciting. Yes indeed we do have tickets to the semi-final game in Dortmund, which could be Germany playing who knows who.
Instead of a few days in the Bavarian Alps we will be going to a semi-final world cup match on the 4th of July. Look for me to be wearing US colors in the stands.
Gotta go pack...
So anyway Saturday after the match we checked our email and got an email from the world cup ticket center letting us know that our application for semi final tickets has come through and we have been issued tickets. Its crazy, unbelievable, and awesomely exciting. Yes indeed we do have tickets to the semi-final game in Dortmund, which could be Germany playing who knows who.
Instead of a few days in the Bavarian Alps we will be going to a semi-final world cup match on the 4th of July. Look for me to be wearing US colors in the stands.
Gotta go pack...
Friday, June 09, 2006
Travel Itinerary
| Location | Details | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munich, GERMANY | United Airlines 0902 Depart DEN: Jun 22 10:25 AM Arrive MUC: Jun 23 08:00 AM | 22 June (Thurs) | 23 June (Fri) |
| Kaiserslautern | World Cup Match 47 (KSA:ESP) | 23 June (Fri) | 24 June (Sat) |
| Munich | Visit Almut Waggershauser | 24 June (Sat) | 27 June (Tues) |
| Hanover | World Cup Match 56 (1H:2G) | 27 June (Tues) | 28 June (Wed) |
| Lauf | Visit Andreas & Gesche Waggershauser | 28 June (Wed) | 2 July (Sun) |
| Munich | More time in Munich | 2 July (Sun) | 4 July (Tues) |
| Dortmund | Semi-Final Match!!! | 4 July (Tues) | 5 July (Wed) |
| Munich | More time in Munich | 5 July (Wed) | 7 July (Fri) |
| Granada, SPAIN | Fly from Munich to Malaga Visit Daniel's Parents | 7 July (Fri) | 21 July (Fri) |
| Rome, ITALY | Fly from Malaga to Milan Stay at Hotel Oceania in Rome Visit Rome | 21 July (Fri) | 23 July (Sun) |
| Montalcino | Stay at La Crociona in Montalcino Visit Florence, Siena, and Tuscany wineries | 23 July (Sun) | 27 July (Thurs) |
| Cinque Terra | Visit Cinque Terra towns: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore, and Corniglia | 27 July (Thurs) | 29 July (Sat) |
| Venice | Visit Venice | 29 July (Sat) | 1 Aug (Tues) |
| Munich | One more night in Munich with Almut Fly home to Denver: Depart MUC: Aug 02 11:35 AM Arrive DEN: Aug 2 7:18 PM | 1 Aug (Tues) | 2 Aug (Wed) |
Friday, June 02, 2006
...the adventure is about to begin
20 Days until we leave for Europe! We just received our Eurail passes in the mail and our passports are ready. We're going to try and post blogs and pictures on this website when possible as we travel to Germany for the World Cup - Spain to see Daniel's parents - and Italy for a total of 6 weeks. Now to wait 20 more days...
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