Sun 11th. A campsite in Gelsenkirchen
- 11 Jun 06, 10:19 PM
Okay, the World Cup can now officially start. We're here!
There is surely only one place to be for the next month. Germany. They seem to know how to throw a World Cup, and if you are on your way over, even without tickets, expect a big, warm hug of a welcome from the Germans. The atmosphere here in Gelsenkirchen is great.
We're in a camper van site just behind the Shalke stadium, home of tomorrow's big game between the USA and the Czech Republic. The American fans are very friendly, high fiving, huge camper van drivers. They love their soccer and they are having a great time. The Czechs are great too, all completely drunk and making a right racket. They won't let you walk by without forcing some kind of lethal spirit that is surely too strong to be legal in England, down your neck. But we're supposed to be working!!!
Managed to miss all the games today. How did that happen?? Not even a sniff of a goal. The telly in the van has now got only one, footie-free, channel working. Nightmare.
People have been coming up to the van to say hello all day, with the same question - are you really from the 成人快手, and can they not afford to get you a hotel?
