On a lawn next to the path that football fans take to walk from the station to the stadium are figures of football players representing the nations who played in Kaiserslautern during the World Cup in 2006. The figures are cast in concrete and twenty … Continue reading Overgrown Cheer
Not mine, I’m afraid. But I have a husband, I have two sons, and I’m German. So along the way I picked up some knowledge about German if not much of the enthusiasm that others feel.
Five matches were played in Kaiserslautern (my husband’s hometown) when Germany hosted the World Cup in 2006. In a square near the train station there are ten statues of players from all the teams that played in K’town (that’s what the US soldiers stationed nearby call it). They are slightly larger than life and I think made of papier mâché judging by the yellow-green moss growing on them.
While I do not share this escape route I acknowledge that for many people all over the world it is the perfect escapism.
On 3 October 2015, we were in attendance when South Africa played Scotland in St James’ Park in Newcastle during the group matches for the Rugby Wold Cup 2015. We were high up in the stands and I had a new camera with me:
Since Nancy decided to show football, I thought I add some rugby action for A Photo a Week Challenge: movement.
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