was based in Frankfurt for World Cup in 2006 in Germany. 4 glorious weeks, with scorchio weather, and a massive double sided TV screen mounted on a barge in the middle of the Main river. was told that the flying of national flags from flat windows was the first time for that for decades.
bet it was. naturally, we turned it into an excuse to get a bunch of PMs over for an England game in Frankfurt on a Saturday, and those who wanted to stay and fly back on the Sunday were very welcome. the game was meh, but I don't recall those who stayed complaining at the river beach club later...
Son spotted a Spanish friend at the next table. Noticed them cheering when Germany scored so asked and the mum said, "We're from Catalonia. We hate Spain."
