There has been lots of road construction. They have added a new entrance to our local U-bahn station (including lift - but it is only on one side of the railway, so you can go, but not come back again if you are in a wheelchair??). Some of the announcements on the trains and stations are now in English. .The Fernsehturm in Alexanderplatz has been painted as a soccerball.
I managed to buy an Australian World Cup jersey! Nothing in kids sizes, but they were happy with caps and lanyards.
I expect to go to three of the games in Berlin, and have been invited to a 'party' to celebrate the final. If the atmosphere is anything like the 'buzz' that descended on Sydney during the Olympics, then it will be a fantastic few weeks to be in Berlin.
The boys' school has a charity competition and we have put in a bid for the Australian team (with a couple of teachers who lived there at some stage). The bidding for Germany and England is ferocious. I may also bid for Iran, as I can't see too much action for them in the current climate.
So, even though the Socceroos will only appear in Berlin if they make the final, we will be cheering them on.
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