Only there 3 days hotel in Stutgart the 1st night.Spent all day in Cologne the second got a train back and slept rough in the park
Great atmopshere for the Spain v Tunisia game in Stuttgart loads of Spanish walking around singing and doing the oke cokey or something.Really unthreatening party atmosphere with loads of people out just having fun.I sat in a bar and watched it all go by it was brilliant.
Cologne was a very pretty city,completely swamped with English.The atmosphere was good natured for the most part but looking around there was certainly a menacing under current.I felt a bit embarrsed by some of the meat heads to be honest.I left the pub and went to one of the fan fests for a change off scenery to watch the end of the Germany game and the England game.That was great from what I can remember though Im not sure if I watched the England game at all I think I was at the bar.
In my pissed up state I managed to end up photographed on the official WC2006 daily leaflet hugging some bloke(strangely it looks like Im on drugs on the leaflet)
I also gave my England shirt to one of my new German pals in exchange for some crappy T Shirt that was 3 sizes to small for me
Here are some rubbish photos taken by a very drunk me with a camera phone
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image088.jpgMy Swedish friend (dont remember him)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image090.jpgErm yes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image089.jpgMy Mexican friends (I think I took this for Mex)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image086.jpg Me and the Cologne boys.I like to think the Giant one is the Cologne version of Whits.They taught me Cologne songs ,I taught them Swindon songs.Id like to assure you all that nothing gay went on
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image022.jpgSome random crap
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image081.jpgDidnt see ant Swindon flags though I did see a Wroughton one and the Melksham one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image082.jpgYou dont wear new trainers to this sort of thing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/robus1971/Image087.jpgRandom crap.