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20. - 26. january 1999

Barcelona

Henning Nielsen
2005-09-21 18:32:48

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to be there early. I'm at Camp Nou 1? hour before the game. Waste - only tourists arrive this early - and the gates are not even open yet.

They do about an hour before the game - I walk in - and find my place on the "3.floor" - very good place - and what a view. But - there is no crowd it seems??

Half an hour before the game. Still very few people. But then suddenly things starts to happen. Suddenly all the people seem to arrive - and within the next half hour there's a lot of us - 85.000 to be exact.

Very good match F.C.Barcelona-Zaragoza 3-1. 2 goals by Rivaldo, 1 by Cocu. Milosevic (no - not that guy) scores for Zaragoza. People really involve themselves - not a single drunk around - the match is to important - you could miss something. Everybody is happy - only the referee was a bloody idiot.

The game is over - and 85.000 people leave the stadium - but with much less hassle and dazzle then when 4.000 leave from the stadium here in Vejle. For some unknown reason I decide to walk back to downtown - this is a very good idea - it takes 2 hours!

Back to the hotel to watch TV. All programs seems to be football-programs this evening.

Monday 25. January

Last day in town. Has been considering to go to a small town at the Mediteranean, but decides to stay in Barcelona. There's still much to see.

First I go to the Montjuic-mountain to the Olympic Stadium. It's the first time I have seen escalotors to the top of a mountain. I look around a little, before going back to downtown.

Watches the life at the Rambla and in the small streets around my hotel and the old part of town. Barcelona is a nice place. You don't have to worry when walking the city. So I spend the rest of the day doing that.

Back to the hotel where Iben from Don Quijote calls. She wants to take me to the airport at 5.15 am the next day. OK with me....

Early to bed. I have to get up at 5. Some french schoolkids makes sure, make sure you don't close an eye before 2 am. Bloody kids.....

Tuesday 26. January

Leaving with Ibens Taxi at 5.15 am - it takes about 20 min to the airport at this time of the night. When the traffic is bad it takes about 2 hours she tells me. But the traffic is not bad at 5 am....

Check in - flight to Bruxelles - change flight - flight to Kastrup - train to Copenhagen central - change train - train to Vejle - back home....