David Cerny must be laughing himself hoarse about the fuss over his sculpture. Not just at the chance to have a pop at every other country but for the wide-boy chancer way he got the commission and let the EU think the work was getting the involvement of artists from all the other countries.
Entries Tagged as 'Europe'
They think its all over…
June 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life
Looking back, it could be that England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 was a major factor in making the whole tournament so enjoyable. There was no need to worry about how we would do or how other results might effect us, so we could just take it all as it came.
Gimme a C!
June 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life
Give me an R, give me an O… and so on. Croatia’s famous victory over Germany puts them at the top of group B and, more importantly, puts me one step closer to winning the office sweepstake. Slaven Bilic’s boys done good!
It just gets better
June 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on It just gets better · Life
The Dutch were great yesterday, but Spain were magnificent today when they took Russia apart. I was worried that a lack of home nations in the finals might make it hard to keep an interest in Euro 2008, but now I’m hooked.
Euro 2008 finally kicks off
June 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Euro 2008 finally kicks off · Life
OK, so it officially started at the weekend, but it hasn’t been terribly exciting before today. The Croatia result was good for those of us who drew them in the sweepstake ((having the boss get Austria was just the icing on the cake)) but it was hardly a game to remember. Today though: the Holland/Italy […]
Tags: Europe·Football·Netherlands
Come on Croatia!
June 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life, Work
During Euro 2008 I shall be cheering on the team from Croatia. There are three reasons for this:
Back from Paris
June 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Jane
Well, we are back from our flying visit to Paris. Many photos to download and label – mostly flowers. My best advice to anyone visiting Paris is don’t try to do Giverney and the Louvre on the same day! We couldn’t do anything on our last day apart from moan about how tired our legs […]
Eurovision
May 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Music
Why don’t we just accept the situation and next year adapt a football chant for Eurovision? The Millwall one would be particularly appropriate… “no-one likes us. We don’t care.”
Tags: Europe
Sudden death
May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Sudden death · Life
The European cup final was close again.  How happy we were to see Ronaldo’s cocky penalty get saved, only for John Terry to cock up his chance to seal the victory and save Ronaldo from being the player to lose the game. I know that Ronaldo is an outstanding player, but just because he has […]
The longest day
May 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life, Work
It has been a long day today, and it feels even longer.  I was staying overnight in Versailles so I could go to a meeting this morning and I got up extra early so I could go out and take some photos in the town before breakfast.  As it happens I was up before the […]
