Soccer Fever!!!

People of the world who enjoy this wonderful sport...

Okay - so i am from Cape Town in South Africa right and i was pretty irritated with the idea of the World Cup being held here for a few reasons -

• Increased traffic


• Too many people


• Prices sky rocketting


• etc...

I did feel the World cup until, well it all started with my Birthday which was on the 11th of June (i know, how lucky am i) - so anyway...I felt it cause the world cup has just started and every felt the fever - i felt it more and delved into the added fever and kept some for my birthday (i know how selfish of me, lol)...So anyway i felt it, but not entirely...

In a way it actually still irritated me quite a bit, then a very good friend of mine suggested that a bunch of us go to the Fan Park...Mmmmm, im a comfort person and dont like alleys - dark or unventured....For me to partake in this i had to

• take a train to Cape Town from Century City


• walk the streets of central town as a woman (in other words my friends (male) can kick ass but being tiny i might have a problem doing that - lol)


• then embark on masses of people that i dont know, hope i dont get pick pocketed and see past all types (money, foreigners, race)...


• then - to make matters more insane, i had to take the train back (with my trusty companions, but still)


• and then walk under a dark and dingy bridge at early hours of the morning to get to our vehicles....

A bit to ponder i would say - but, i would have to say this.....

IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE!!!!!!

It was breath-taking. The people on the train were so helpful and it was so very safe. I felt like a 6 year old in the biggest toy store ever last night. The train ride, the walk, the people, the music, the spirit...

I met so many new people from all over our wonderful world and even though there were few dodgy 'gentleman' trying to immmm, well make their move, the balance were superbly nice and so much fun.

There was Phil - a 22 year old Sports Instructor who works on cruise ships. He has been in South Africa now or about a month and has enjoyed it immensely. He has taken a train ride in JHB as 6am in the morning, had a 'braai' in a squattercamp (these things i have never even done) and he loved it. He reckons SA is super awesome and i am going to have to agree. He was very charming and bought a few drinks for the ladies in our group. He made me laugh so much last night that my 'Mascara (say it in American accent, so funny)' run the whole night. He eventually looked at me and said 'Are you not perhaps feeling sad about something that you are not aware of under all the laughing?' - he he he...Not anymore Phil...Super Trooper indeed.

Then we had James from the south of London and his friends - oh and what an angel he was. So sweet and courteous, he reminded me of a Prince William and naturally i told him so...lol...I asked him if he liked 'Cucumber Sandwiches (say it in British accent) and i he would like a cup of teaaaa.' He he he - he replied saying he would love some tea and that, well he has cucumber sandwiches with cheese!!! He he he, who does that? He he he...They are leaving to Durban today and we convinced them to go Shark Cage diving...Lol...

There was also a wonderful gentleman from Ghane infront of us. Very quiet, very subdued, but oh so opinionative when something interesting happened. Naturally i was louder than a
Vuvuzela and when i did go a little quiet after the second half of the last 15 minutes of the extra time, he turned and said 'no, you must not be quiet, you must have faith and shout (said in Ghana accent)'...

When Ghana scored - oh wow.....I was worried that i might end up in some Emegency room of some nearby hospital as the jumping and hugging and shouting and all and all - well you cannot explain it, you actually need to be there to experience it. Then suddenly i looked up and searched for clouds and i felt rain - well people, it was rain made of beer. With the goal, the spectators threw their drinks into the air and beer went everywhere - i felt like i was in a Budweiser add - lol.....

Unbelievable is all i can say...

We made our trip home, only to look for another open pub as the spirit would just not leave us...

I have now oficially been bitten by the bug - the World Cup fever has hit me square inbetween my eyes and i cannot be moer excited...So as Germany plays and i blog, i am most defiantely making sure that next weekend i am at the fan park again - i feel terribly bummed for not being there today, but have another importanted arrangement...

Go Germany, make us proud!!!!!!

U know you need to get ill with Soccer Fever...

xoxo