on to the next round

today i woke up at 8 to go help one of the biker guys move from his old apartment (in germany) to his new apartment (in switzerland). his old one was on the second floor and we had to carry stuff to the garage which was basement level. so i was going up and down stairs for a good two hours this morning. once all the stuff was moved out i saw that the only thing left in the apartment was the toilet and sink in the bathroom. everything else was gone.
then i transported his bike over to his new apartment. and luckily that was on the 1st floor. stuff right out of the transporter up 3 or 4 stairs and into the house. it was a bazillion times faster. the new apartment is nice. it even came with washer and dryer! and a kitchen too.
by the time we were done with that it was 3:30. the german game started at 5. and i was not allowed to miss it. so we went to the "strand bar" (beach bar) and watched and cheered (we being the people that moved.)
the germans took the lead i think it was 4 minutes into the game. and then scored a bit later. sweden never had a chance. but the germans were very very happy. everyone was singing "wir fahren nach berlin" (we travel to berlin) in referance to the final which is there. after that i came home made speghetti and all the usual prerace stuff. tomorrow i get up at 5. i think the race might be a bit slower that normal due to the parties which will happen tonight.

pent up national pride

this is just a family, with a lot of flags. just about every other car had at least one flag out the window, and the horn blazing