Yeah, look meaningful. I can't raise a smile for either team.
The Dutch celebrate in defeat.
Me and Uwe (FireBrother). He was hammered.
Me and Anja in the Altstadt after the game.
Max, who thinks he's Scottish. He's from the Ruhr, and a great guy too.
And a Chinese meal with Robert the next night.
Bismarck statue in Essen.
...at the Bismarckplatz station. Not far from the HauptBahnhof.
Central Essen.
Nice plants. Well watered...
Games Workshop, Essen.
Games shop in Essen.
Germany-themed eggs for the World Cup.
An abandonded place? Not quite. Single guys live her apparently. On the way north of Essen past Bottrop-Boy to visit Robert's sister.
On a train over the Ruhr.
Me, having lunch. Where?
This a clue?
Pizza Hutt, Düsseldorf. A must-visit place every year. A Hutton family tradition, since 2001.
And pizza, natch.
Church in the heart of the Altstadt of Düsseldorf.
The Konigsallee has this really cool water feature.