The FIFA is here...and so is the summer!

Finally, last Friday the Worldcup (Soccer) started. Here in German and partly in Hamburg. Let's just say the madness has already begun. Neighbors running around with wigs in the colors the German flag, honking cars all the time, ole-ole-ole shoutings at nighttime. Everybody wears a T-shirt of his or her favorite national team, so shopping at the Turkisch butcher you can pick out the the Ecuadorian guy right away. That is kind of fun though. And four weeks the AOL Arena temporarily become the FIFA Worldcup Stadion. AOL is not sponsoring FIFA, and they had to change. So is it with lot's products. There was even a lawsuit to prohibit the name "world champion rolls" sold in Hamburg bakeries for years and years. FIFA said "No way - World champion is a tradmarked word." We were envisioning those funny situations at the bakery "Good morning, I would love to have two BEEEEEEEP rolls." But FIFA lost - world champion is a little bit too common trademark.

Good it went that way, because right on time the sun came out. Rumors are that the Worldcup Weather is also trademarked by FIFA. Well if that means that we have four weeks of awesome summer weather we don't care right now!

What can be better as a nice relaxing afternoon on our rooftop terrace?

Sometimes a balloon can be seen in the distance:

And forget cooking - let them deliver Sushi to the 6th floor without elevator:

And....show your happiness ;-)

Some zeppelins later:



So tonight USA vs Czech. We have a bet: Nat is beting Czech wins; Jim of course USA. We will see (You know - you gotta be part of the madness, otherwise you won't survive here ,-) )