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  • ▼ 2010 (44)
    • ► September (3)
      • Siobhan's Memories of Paddy
      • Christine's Memories of Paddy
      • Eulogy for Paddy Walls, Died 4th Sept 2010, Aged ...
    • ► August (1)
      • What's wrong with a draw Sepp ?
    • ► July (6)
      • "South Africa... much better, brighter and bigger-...
      • This World Cup really can change South Africa.
      • 11 July - The Final - Soccer City - Spain vs Nethe...
      • 6 July - Cape Town - Netherlands vs Uruguay
      • Letter from South Africa.....July 2010
      • 3 July - Cape Town - Argentina vs Germany
    • ▼ June (18)
      • 29 June - Cape Town - Spain vs Portugal
      • 28 June - Durban - Netherlands vs Slovakia
      • 27 June - Soccer City Joburg - Argentina vs Mexico...
      • 26 June - Rustenburg - Ghana vs USA - Round of 16
      • 25 June - Pretoria - Spain vs Chile
      • 24 June - Polokwane - Paraguay vs New Zealand
      • 23 June - Soccer City Joburg - Germany vs Ghana
      • 22 June - Bloemfontein - South Africa vs France
      • 21 June - Joburg Ellis Park - Spain vs Honduras
      • The Road To Bloem
      • 20 June - Nelspruit - Italy vs New Zealand
      • 18 June - Cape Town - England vs Algeria
      • 15 June - Port Elizabeth - Ivory Coast vs Portugal...
      • 11 June - Opening Day - It all begins here
      • 15 Hours To Go !
      • "Yoh"....Just another regular week in SA.....
      • Boks For Bafana
      • Who's Bringing the Gees ?
    • ► May (4)
      • 2010 World Cup arrives...... at a rugby match in S...
      • Cape Town Stadium and Thierry Henry - video
      • Map Of Our Roadtrip
      • Dry Run for the World Cup - at Stormers Rugby
    • ► April (6)
      • A True Sporting Rivalry
      • THE ULTIMATE QUIZ FOR THE ULTIMATE WORLD CUP ANORA...
      • U2, Soweto Gospel Choir and World Cup 2010
      • U2 'Streets Have No Name'...Robben Island.....ESPN...
      • U2 'One' and 2006 World Cup
      • Get The Big Picture
    • ► March (2)
      • An Irishman supporting England in 2010
      • City Of Goals
    • ► February (1)
      • There's a Stadium Growing Outside My Window (updat...
    • ► January (3)
      • Picking The Winner
      • Der Kaiser Chief Among SA 2010 Sceptics
      • Cabinda - South Africa's 10th Province ?
  • ► 2009 (3)
    • ► October (1)
      • There's a World Cup stadium growing outside my win...
    • ► September (1)
      • Collecting Sporting Goods for Cape Town's Underpri...
    • ► July (1)
      • How It All Began...

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2010 Roadtrip

I've always wanted to go to a World Cup. Now the World Cup is coming to me. For 6 years me and my son, Dylan, have planned our 2010 Roadtrip. 10 games in 10 days, taking in all 10 stadiums. 43 hours of driving and over 4000 km's. The plan is to post stories, pics and videos every night. My daughter, Shea, will join us for some of the games. P.S. My 7-year old is cross that she doesn't get mentioned anywhere. So....Megan will come to watch England vs Algeria.

23 June - Soccer City Joburg - Germany vs Ghana

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Our first time at Soccer City last night. OMG !!


This place is so worthy of hosting a World Cup Final. I doubt there is any stadium on earth that comes close.Someone sauid to me recently that Soccer City doesn't come across so well on tv. I agree but I can promise you it's a very different story when you're there.

It is just so incredibly vast. The colour added by the Ghanaians and Germans last night really added to the atmosphere. (Yes, I did say Germans and colour in the same sentence !)

We're a little bummed that we won't be seeing England on Saturday, thanks to USA's last-minute winner against Slovenia. But USA vs Ghana is guaranteed to be a great game. Both sides will see this as a golden opportunity to make the Quarter Finals. Both teams have great sets of supporters too. The Ghana fans were raucous last night with their drums and smoking calabashes (see pics while I have never seen so many people from the USA as I have over the past 2 weeks. The soccer world, it is a changing.

Posted by Dylan and John at Thursday, June 24, 2010    

5 comments:

Bryan said...

Stunning guys! Well done and enjoy!
Drive safe.
Just heard your call to Alex.

AYOBA!!! (there's an idea - get hold of MTN or BP and see if they'll help you with funds towards your epic trip).

June 24, 2010 11:49 AM  
Mr G said...

Listened to your interview with Alex on 94.7 this morning. We at www.newspapers.co.za would like to link up with you from our site as our Supporter of the tournament. Pse text us your mobile no for contact to 0824643099.Gerhardt

June 24, 2010 11:57 AM  
Dom said...

Hi,

I heard you talking to Alex J on Highveld this morning. What a wonderful thing you are doing! I feel so inspired!
Enjoy the rest of your trip!

Best Regards
Dom

June 24, 2010 1:38 PM  
Siobhán said...

Really enjoying the pics and reports every day.
A word from Miss Mustard - don't forget to sleep!

June 24, 2010 1:38 PM  
ALAN PALMER UK said...

Nice one guys. You didn't tell me you were going to be famous! Germany v England WOW. Hope your keeping my world Cup stuff in good condition. Big surprise Italy going out. I got that wrong. Watching England yesterday felt like a first date,job interview and going to the dentist all rolled into one.Best wishes Alan.

June 24, 2010 9:00 PM  

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