World Cup: One day to go!

[Rico]

It's gonna rock!!

Check these awesome pics:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/preparing_for_the_world_cup.html

 

[Bootie]

I hope South Africa do the world proud... its a great achievement for the country to be hosting it.

 

[Rico]

The enthusiasm here is incredible already -- and there hasn't even been a ball kicked yet

 

[Bootie]

You getting to any games?

 

[Hedgehog]

The enthusiasm here is incredible already -- and there hasn't even been a ball kicked yet

You are right about the atmosphere, I am getting reports from my daughter in Cape Town.......I should have been there.....:second:

 

[Rico]

Going to the Netherlands vs Denmark game on Monday afternoon -- just for the experience -- don't normally like crowds much, but it's not going to come back in my lifetime

 

[Bert Blitzkrieg]

As I understand the sound is deafening in the stadiums because of the vuvuzela's (the trumpet things)

Overhere in the Netherlands people have made their houses orange by hanging cloths and/or plastic from their houses, built small stands in gardens in order to watch the games together with neighbours, wearing stupid orange clothing and items etc. The otherwise very levelheaded Dutch tend to go a little loco when the national team ("Oranje") plays in a tournament.
http://www.nufoto.nl/onderwerpen/wk-voetbal/

 

[Bert Blitzkrieg]

Going to the Netherlands vs Denmark game on Monday afternoon -- just for the experience -- don't normally like crowds much, but it's not going to come back in my lifetime

It is at the middle of the day ! we've gotten e-mails from company's with which we do dealings that they will b closed for the duration of the game !! Afterwards, around 1600 hours local time they resume their business activities !