From Austria back to Belgium

After 4.5 days in Austria, we made our way back to Belgium....We drove through the scenic Bavarian region of Germany, spending the night in Fussen. That night the Germans were playing the Russians in the semi-final game of Euro2008. It was a crazy night in Fussen as the Germans beat the Russians...you could hear the crowds in this small town screaming each time Germany scored and at the end of the game, cars honking and people yelling continued long into the night! (Our hotel was right on the main street so we heard it all!). The next day we stopped in Heidelberg to visit some former students (thanks Amy and Ryan!) and then made it back to Leuven (just outside of Brussels) just after the second semi-final game started. It was so exciting to be in Europe during this sports event - they take their football (read soccer in the US) very seriously!