Hey folks. Well wasn't that the most disappointing end to our World Cup campaign? Knocked out by a dodgy penalty when we'd been the better team on the pitch for the full 90 minutes! Well, we certainly were upset but I guess we'll be back stronger than ever in South Africa.
We're now in Hamburg after a fantastic week travelling with Scott, Katie and Aidan around Southern Germany.
We met up with the crew in Munich where a friend of Scott's owns a flat. So we had our own pad and spent a few days drinking giant 1L beers, eating loads of pig and hanging out. The fan fest near the Olympic Stadium for the big game with Brazil was loads of fun, and the Brazilians were gracious in victory. Lots of fun, those guys.
The following day we had a swim in the English Garden which has this amazing fast-flowing river. You jump in and in seconds you're carried downstream. Very exciting and the water is freezing, so just what we needed on a hot day.
We did a day trip out to Fussen, home of the classic fairytale castle, Neuschwanstein which was every bit as fabulous as you'd expect. Being stinking hot, we then had a swim in Germany's deepest lake. Very refreshing.
Next was Stuttgart where we also hooked up with John and Anne. They, lucky buggers, had tickets to the game against Croatia. We weren't so lucky and had to make do with the fan fest. Still, what an exciting game! We were all hoarse for the next few days from all our screaming. Amazing stuff!
Next stop was Heidelberg, camping on a cable water skiing lake. Nice place and nice swimming. Then Trier, an old town on the Moselle, camping in a nice little place. Scott even swam in the river. Brave man!
We meandered along the Moselle and camped in another place further downstream. It's a gorgeous river.
Finally we ended up in Cologne. Sadly Australia was robbed at the match, which we watched in a little bar near the giant cathedral. Here we parted ways with Scott, Katie and Aidan. They're back in London now and we hopped the train to Hamburg.
No photos yet, as our digital camera is broken. Waiting to get our photos developed and for Scott's photos.
Next stop, on Thursday, is Roskilde Festival in Denmark with Jenny, Beth and Justine. Can't wait! Bob Dylan!