Journal of a Wanderer – Day 1

I would often think a late night long distance flight was the most torturous. However I stand corrected after braving an early morning flight with no sleep the night before. Besides, I contemplated filing a legal suit against Lufthansa for serving more chocolates than beer. They should definitely be stripped of their status as Germany’s national carrier.

Reached the hotel in Munich barely an hour before the all important Brazil – Netherlands match. The immediate objective was to dump the luggage in the room and get to the closest beer garden to get a seat. Luckily the beer garden was next door; unfortunately all the good seats were taken.



Nonetheless we used our good old Indian sensibilities of creating space where none exists and watched the match feasting on beer and sausages. While the match created the biggest upset as tournament favorites - Brazil crashed out. I was secretly pleased as that meant our sojourn to Amsterdam would be a lot more fun...