Photos From Hamburg
14 June 2006 12:10
I got back from Hamburg yesterday – what a fantastic place!
The Germans have done an amazing job as World Cup hosts this year. Their “Fan Fest” in the St. Pauli area was great. As well as the huge screen that I watched the England match on, there was an artificial beach complete with palm trees and sun loungers, the biggest table football game I have ever seen (about 30ft long), a goal scoring competition and more bars than you can shake a big stick at. The goal scoring thing was like the Soccer A.M. “Fans of the Week” shooting competition. Even in my big brown boots I managed to score two out of six and won €5 – and it was a pretty small target! And yes Kev, I am still banging on about my shooting ability 
The night life was superb, especially on the Reeperbahn. This is a long street in the St. Pauli district filled with bars, restaurants and more than the odd dodgy sex shop. One of the most famous side streets off the Reeperbahn is Große Freiheit, home to “Indra”, the first club that The Beatles played in Hamburg back in 1960. The residents and tourists were treated to some superb entertainment when Kev and I did a set in the nearby “Thai Vase” karaoke bar that John, Paul, George and Ringo themselves would have been proud of 
I have added quite a few photos to my gallery, so feel free to have a look at those. There are a few small videos from the Argentina v Ivory Coast game too.
