Our reporter samples the sights and sounds of Germany including England’s emotional semi-final win in Dortmund
Still living on the fumes of a breathless end to the Netherlands’ victory over Turkey, I use the afternoon to take myself out of the football bubble for the first time this summer. You could almost term it a “day off”: I visit Berlin’s Mauerpark flea market; I walk around Schlachtensee, one of the closest lakes to the city centre; I sit in a beer garden next to a suburban football pitch; I eat hip but slightly underwhelming Georgian food. To crown it all I see a man wearing the cream and black Ipswich Town away kit of 1996-97. This city never disappoints; like the rest of Germany, it has gladly opened its doors to Euro 2024 revelry while never feeling entirely consumed by it.
Continue reading…Our reporter samples the sights and sounds of Germany including England’s emotional semi-final win in DortmundStill living on the fumes of a breathless end to the Netherlands’ victory over Turkey, I use the afternoon to take myself out of the football bubble for the first time this summer. You could almost term it a “day off”: I visit Berlin’s Mauerpark flea market; I walk around Schlachtensee, one of the closest lakes to the city centre; I sit in a beer garden next to a suburban football pitch; I eat hip but slightly underwhelming Georgian food. To crown it all I see a man wearing the cream and black Ipswich Town away kit of 1996-97. This city never disappoints; like the rest of Germany, it has gladly opened its doors to Euro 2024 revelry while never feeling entirely consumed by it. Continue reading…
