Geneva was host to some of the games so the streets of Geneva have been filled with men, women and children wearing flags as capes and honking horns for the last 2 weeks. I can tell you that the Portuguese are the loudest honkers ;) Or maybe it's just that we have a huge Portuguese community in Geneva (~10% I'm told).
Anyway, the "fanzone" is where all the games were shown on the jumbo screen, so that's where I was for the grand finale. Last night was packed with surprisingly lots of Spanish fans, not as many German fans. And as you all know, I'm not the biggest sports fan, so really all that I can say beyond this is that there was beer, German and Spanish cheering and lots of people watching some men chase a silver ball (a special ball evidently for the final game). Personally, I really enjoyed the bizarro waltz inspired, symbolic opening ceremony and the Super Bowl inspired half time show with Enrique Iglesias tyring to make a come back (thankfully with no Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunctions).
In other news, we had a little international picnic before the game. Lots of great food made by the crew. I'm hoping to get the recipes for some yummy Indian and Thai curries and Korean pancakes. Next on the list of Swiss fun: The Chocolate Train. Yes, I'm sure it will be as good as it sounds because just when you thought it couldn't get better, you find out that Gruyere is involved too.
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