One of the coolest things about travelling is of course meeting people from all over the world and here are 2 fun examples of what can happen.
4 of us were hanging out in the hostel, laughing having a grand ol time when someone asks us where we are from (she assumed as she told us later we were all travelling together). we kind of chuckled and had to ay, France, Sweden, Canada, and Holland. I love it.
I was in el Chalten in the hostel on a rainy day and met a french girl, so we spoke in french, then met an American girl, so we spoke in english, and then the 3 of us spoke together so we spoke in.......Spanish.
Cheers
Off to the pool.
Bus tonight is heading into Brazil
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
futbol game
sorry for the delay in writing folks!! I am now in Uruguay, enjoying the sights and sounds, but what I really want to talk about is the soccer game I went to last week.
It was a championship game for the copa sudamericana. It was packed at 50 000 people, and everyone was wearing red, I had to go through 2 security checks to get in and there was no place to move, it was rush seating, and we had troubles finding a spot even 1 hour beforehand. The atmosphere was electric right from the get go and did not stop. The fans from the opposing team were cordoned off in one section, with sections left empty around them for security, with 3 lines of police on either side to prevent intermingling. These fans were also not allowed to leave right after the game, they had to wait for everyone else to leave first.
During the game, we stood up the whole time and sang songs, the entire game, we did not stop, it was nutso. The game unfortunately ended 1-0 for the wrong team but was still a great south American experience!
It was a championship game for the copa sudamericana. It was packed at 50 000 people, and everyone was wearing red, I had to go through 2 security checks to get in and there was no place to move, it was rush seating, and we had troubles finding a spot even 1 hour beforehand. The atmosphere was electric right from the get go and did not stop. The fans from the opposing team were cordoned off in one section, with sections left empty around them for security, with 3 lines of police on either side to prevent intermingling. These fans were also not allowed to leave right after the game, they had to wait for everyone else to leave first.
During the game, we stood up the whole time and sang songs, the entire game, we did not stop, it was nutso. The game unfortunately ended 1-0 for the wrong team but was still a great south American experience!
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