On Tuesday morning I boarded a plane and set off on my travels. The afternoon's meeting went well and we finally retired to the hotel bar to watch the semi-final of the Soccer World Cup between The Uruguay "Cheats" and the much fancied Kaas-Koppe (Netherlands). One of my colleagues, who was also attending the meetings in Dublin, is from Weert in the Nether-regions. So this was an important match for him. As the goals were scored, the Guinness was poured! Damn, the Guinness in Dublin is tasty! As we celebrated a the Dutch win we eventually found ourselves sampling the Irish whiskey and having deep meaningful discussions about the meaning of life and and the effects of the cosmos on the solar system and it's influence on global warming. Okay, we spoke a lot shit and I can't quite remember much of the discussion!
Wednesday was a long day with a high caffeine intake required. At the end of the day it was a successful series of meetings that will hopefully help drive down costs, reduce SKUs, blah, blah, blah!
But, the reason for today's blog was this...........
.....Fame at last! I need to complain to Air Lingus about the spelling though.
The only down side to my return flight was that I boarded the plane 10 minutes before the Spain vs. Germany kick-off, and landed 5 minutes from the final whistle. I ended up missing the entire game, but it was clear that Spain had made it to the final.
This was the scene at Ramblas near Plaça Catalunya where thousands of fans had gathered for the match. The atmosphere was absolutely electric.
Looking forward to watching the final on Sunday in Cape Town.
