World Cup On A Budget
Today the much anticipated 2006 FIFA Soccer World Cup gets underway in Germany.
At 18:00 (CET) thousands of fans all over the world will be tuning in for the first match of hosts Germany vs Costa Rica, held in Munich.
Those of you keen beans who scrimped and saved to make the trip to Germany (in the noble pursuit of being where the action is) might be in need of some good advice on how to stretch the budget that little bit further.
The New York Times has published a series of articles grouped together as ‘A Travel Guide: The World Cup Made Easy’
with tips on ‘Where to stay, eat, party and watch matches free in Germany’s 12 host cities’.
In Munich, for example, you can watch the cup matches on a giant video screen in the open-air 20,000-seater Olympiastadion.
And in Berlin you can join 9,999 other avid fans in a replica of the Olympic Stadium in front of the Reichstag. This one isn’t free (3 Euros gets you in), but on certain dates performances by the Black-Eyed Peas (June 28) and James Blunt (July 7) are included in the ticket price.
A Travel Guide: The World Cup Made Easy
Posted in Destinations, Festivals
June 9, 2006 at 7:52 am
I think it’s so unusual that people are gathering in stadiums to watch sport on big-screens together.
Makes sense if all the pubs are full though.