Luggage Lost, But Now It´s Back!!!

Amber here. We got up early yesterday and flew out of London to Amsterdam, had a short layover there and arrived in Nuremberg, Germany around 2 p.m. And yes, Kevin's luggage made it, but mine did not. Needless to say, I was less than happy about this, but I reported it and the nice man at the Nuremberg Airport said there were several flights still coming in from Amsterdam and they would just deliver my bag to my hotel when it arrived in Germany. Kevin and I managed to find our way to the subway, buy tickets, etc. with the help of the lovely German ladies who are posted all around the town at FIFA World Cup 2006 Help Stattions. They gave us maps to our hotel, told us what subway and trains to take and even showed us how to buy tickets. Very helpful people! We got off at our train stop (close to our hotel) and who did we run into right there--Shevlin! Apparently, he was on the same train as us the whole time, just in a different car and so it was the easiest meet up in a foreign country I've ever expereinced. We found our hotel, the Park Hotel, and were delighted to discover that it's beautiful, quaint, and even has a REAL bathroom with a tub and a shower with a continuous flow of hot water!!! YIPPEE! The owners are very nice and live in a beautiful house right next to us. It's in the suburbs of a nice, upscale neighborhood, so it's quiet when it's time to sleep.

After showering and putting on the same thing I'd already had on, the three of us when down to Fan Fest, where FIFA has set up these massive television screens, food stands, etc. for World Cup fans to watch the games. It was great eating and drinking with fans from all over the world, all decked out in their country's gear and screaming and yelling. We watched the England v. Sweden game (2-2) and took pictures. Shevlin was treated like a god by another England fan who just couldn't believe he knew so much about football! Well, I let Kevin fill you in on the rest. We're off to explore Nuremeberg, the old town, today and then hit the game tomorrow afternoon. It comes on at 10 a.m. USA time, so look for us! We#ll be decked out in US gear!!!!