FIFA 2010 - Day 1&2

June 11 - Awoke early and headed down to Sandton - the centre of activity. There was chaos as no one knew how to get to the stadium by public transport. There was a tremendous amount of activity as all the dignitaries, VIP's and media from around the world were based in Sandton. Every few minutes there was a police escort for buses / cars carrying some dignitaries to the stadium. The centre was a crazy place to be in as fans from all over the world were dancing, singing, blowing vuvuzelas (horns) etc. Met a good friend from Vancouver, and another one from Calgary later that evening.

Having resigned to the fact that we would not get tickets to the opening game, we headed to the FIFA fan park. The huge crowd was constantly singing and dancing, and the vuvuzelas noise was loud. The crowd erupted when SA scored. Had something to eat at Sandton before heading home. Had to take a couple of pills for the vuvuzela inspired headache.

June 12 - walked to Sandton and hooked up with our friend from the previous day and headed to Ellis Park - Argentina v. Nigeria (1-0). Getting the opportunity to watch Messi play was worth the cost of the trip.
Watched the England v. USA (1-1) game at home with our caretaker - Dede, and ordered Pizza. The power went out half way through the game and that was an excuse for an early night.