After re-charging in Japan for one week, came back to the land of Europe again!
To the land of Germany, here we are.
Speaking of Germany, this is our memorable country in 2006 World Cup when Atsushi and I were trotting around all over Germany in Love Wagon.
※ Please refer to the Atsushi’s Blog about stories of Germany World Cup, before Libero reminiscences were formed.
Well, I was immediately joined by Atsushi at first arrived in Germany, it was neither in Berlin nor in Frankfurt but…
Here, this is a small town where Tomas lives
Not even listed in Lonely Planet, the city of Magdeburg is located 150km west of Berlin.
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For the first time in three years and three months, we visited Thomas again in his house.
Looking back, it was such a dramatic first meet with Thomas.
When we went to watch [Spain vs. Ukraine @ Leipzig] in Germany, we noticed a soccer-loving family sitting in front of us.
Unfortunately, we had already secured a place to stay in Leipzig that night, (it was a camp ground though) we promised to visit his house after watching another game the very next day in Berlin.
As if Japan were Germany, there was a rather little suspicious Arab duo, down came to the Kashima Stadium, and met a Japanese person who is a complete stranger and they had an instant rapport. Then down came from the National Stadium the next day, with no maps, all they had was a hand written note in English which was unable to read. They anyhow hit the Tomei highway, in the bucketing rain right in the rainy season, managed to get off at Numazu Interchange, kept driving the road or the fire trail or whatever, and somehow they finally reached the house…
Something like that.
At the time of World Cup, German run a huge campaign called "A Time to Make Friends”.
Apparently, it was for breaking the common international images against Germans which is unkind and serious looking, and all the German people seemed to be so kind to us foreigners.
You can say Thomas was a prime example.
Do we look much older compare to before?
Returning to home after the game, his wife, Andrea, was waiting for us with plates full of German version of SUSHI she made.
Who could imagine being able to meet Sushi Bomber here in Germany?
Now, I am going to watch the highlight of the match then go to bed.
Tomorrow, I'm going to watch Till’s soccer game, who has turned 10 this year!
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