It's a very exciting time here in Europe - SOCCER! Switzerland and Austria have the privilege of hosting the Euro 2008 - the European national soccer championship held every four years. The boys supported their "adopted" country of Switzerland by sporting jerseys for the home team and have enjoyed watching a few minutes of the games on TV. Unfortunately, the Swiss team had some bad luck this go round and are out of the tournament now but we will continue to follow the excitement. Soccer has a huge fan base here in Europe, as you can imagine, and because Geneva is so international we see lots of fans from different countries displaying their flags on cars, homes and apartments as well as wearing their national colors daily. There are several "fan zones" throughout Geneva where people can go to take in the games on huge screens as well as enjoy concerts, booze and good food. We understand there is a significant Portuguese community in Geneva and their team seems to be going strong in the tournament. We here lots of horn honking and screaming following the games!
Go Suisse!
So which flag should I get?
The jumpy soccer ball!
Relaxing in the stands ... no big crowds yet!
And another flag for the hand ... go Italia!
... and the boys pick the flag for Daddy - Greece?!
Of course - it had to be Switzerland!
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