Monday And Somewhere I'd Rather Be...(2)

Where else? The World Cup of course! This picture was from the previous one in Germany 2006.

I hooked up with some Irish guys in Munich who were staying in the same hostel. Trust me, you couldn't afford better accomodation!

We had a great time there. Beer galore, football galore, girls galore! Ah, there was a lot of galore! Actually the above picture was from their backyard but features their souvenir from the tournament. The flag was a lot bigger at ground level than was first realised!

Well, good luck to Spain and Holland. Hopefully we get a great game.

There were plans to go to South Africa to watch it but life has a way of mucking those plans up. And of course, if I was there, I wouldn't have to be getting up at 4.00 am to watch it. Better get to work on the Brazil 2014 plan.

Monday And Somewhere I'd Rather Be...

What can you say about Mondays that hasn't been said before? I remember reading somewhere that one way to get over the post-holiday blues was to use your holiday photos in a screensaver. I've certainly done that before and it is a great way to remember the good times you had. So, I'm going to use the same approach for Mondays. And today's picture is from Ao Phra Nang, Krabi in Southern Thailand.

I first visited Krabi with my mate Barry back in 1990. The beach was Ao Phra Nang and there was nothing but a few huts there. It was quiet. Too much so for us. We even built a sand-woman for something to do. What can I say? We were young and impatient!

It was however, one of the most beautiful beaches I ever saw and the memory of it stayed with me forever. Funnily enough, Barry tells me he has a picture of it on his desk at work so it struck him likewise. Earlier this year, we returned to Krabi for the first time in 20 years to see how it has changed. It's as beautiful as ever. A lot more people though!