23 JUN - The OK Corral (Day 16)
After a disappointing game in Frankfurt, we are off to Kaiserslautern again today. The last time we were downtown among all the fans but we didn't attend the game. Today, we were in the stadium for Spain v Saudi Arabia. Spain is always fun to watch, just like the Argentinians. I wasn't disappointed either. In the first half, for Spain, it was a shooting match. They seemed to possess the ball the whole time and they definitely made it exciting by shooting so much. Spain topped Saudi Arabia though 2 - 1.
Unfortunately, there was no parking near the stadium. We had about a 10 min bus ride from the parking lot to the stadium. I wasn't sure how FIFA was planning on moving thousands of people from the parking lot to the stadium in time for the game. Somehow they did though.
We got to the stadium about 2.5 hours before the match. It's cool to see a stadium decorated like this one is with letters in the seats.
In case you were wondering, it is OK for a man to wear make-up at a sporting event. He just can't apply the make-up himself.
I'm not sure what this guy was doing at the Spain v Suadi Arabia match. Perhaps there is some Scotland-Spain alliance that the rest of the world doesn't know about. His daughter was wearing a kilt too.
I really liked this guy's hat. I'm a big fan of creative hats and this was a good impromptu hat. I'm glad he didn't use helium since it might have torn his head off and that would have been rather unpleasant. I usually don't have an appetite for at least 2 hours after I've seen someone's head torn off.
As I looked around the stadium, I noticed for the first time that there are hardly any women in attendance. A World Cup match is not the place to look for Mrs. Right. I'm not even sure I know why I shower before I go. At least my tooth paste is holding out. I have only 2 little sample tubes with me and, when those run-out, I probably won't brush my teeth until I return.
After the match, John and Rocco and I made our way to Heidelberg. Rocco very generously offered to pay for a hotel in downtown Heidelberg. This place was AWESOME! It was right in the middle of the city. It was this cool, really old hotel and the wait staff were very friendly. These are picture from my room. Heidelberg is a very popular tourist city with its castle on the hill and beautiful downtown.
I posed with this guy since he was guarding the stairwell to my room. I had a lot of important stuff in my room, my iPod, my chewing gum and my toothbrush.
Secure in Heidelberg,
Knuckles
Unfortunately, there was no parking near the stadium. We had about a 10 min bus ride from the parking lot to the stadium. I wasn't sure how FIFA was planning on moving thousands of people from the parking lot to the stadium in time for the game. Somehow they did though.
We got to the stadium about 2.5 hours before the match. It's cool to see a stadium decorated like this one is with letters in the seats.
In case you were wondering, it is OK for a man to wear make-up at a sporting event. He just can't apply the make-up himself.
I'm not sure what this guy was doing at the Spain v Suadi Arabia match. Perhaps there is some Scotland-Spain alliance that the rest of the world doesn't know about. His daughter was wearing a kilt too.
I really liked this guy's hat. I'm a big fan of creative hats and this was a good impromptu hat. I'm glad he didn't use helium since it might have torn his head off and that would have been rather unpleasant. I usually don't have an appetite for at least 2 hours after I've seen someone's head torn off.
As I looked around the stadium, I noticed for the first time that there are hardly any women in attendance. A World Cup match is not the place to look for Mrs. Right. I'm not even sure I know why I shower before I go. At least my tooth paste is holding out. I have only 2 little sample tubes with me and, when those run-out, I probably won't brush my teeth until I return.
After the match, John and Rocco and I made our way to Heidelberg. Rocco very generously offered to pay for a hotel in downtown Heidelberg. This place was AWESOME! It was right in the middle of the city. It was this cool, really old hotel and the wait staff were very friendly. These are picture from my room. Heidelberg is a very popular tourist city with its castle on the hill and beautiful downtown.
I posed with this guy since he was guarding the stairwell to my room. I had a lot of important stuff in my room, my iPod, my chewing gum and my toothbrush.
Secure in Heidelberg,
Knuckles
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