Biergarten and the World Cup

Jack and I, along with another American couple, decided to go to a Biergarten for the Germany World Cup game the other. A Biergarten, for those who don't know, is a outdoor area with picnic benches, tvs, and stands to buy beer, wine, wurst, pretzels, and other German foods. There is usually a lot of people hanging around these Biergartens, but when the World Cup is going on and it is Germany's night to play, you can bet that places are packed.

The Biergarten that we went to was not a huge one; a cafe with a large outdoor seating area near Preußen Park. There was a huge flat screen with many people decked out in their Red, black and yellow gear, who were yelling and cheering at the screen. We should have more Biergartens in the US. Sports bars are fine, but it's indoors and confined. Outside, one can be free to jump around when your team scores without bumping into people. Soccer is not my thing. To be honest, I find the sport quite dull. However, at the Biergarten, with friends and watching fans, it can be quite fun!

Half-time came and everyone left to go to the bathroom/get food/go smoke/whatever. We decided that we had had enough of the Biergarten and watch the rest of the game from our apartment. The Biergarten, while a great atmosphere, is also full of smokers who decide to smoke and blow their smoke right in front of you, along with teenagers who congregate and drink/smoke/act ridiculous together because it's one of their first nights out without parental supervision. We mature adults can only handle so much of that.

PS: Germany and Ghana tied 2-2.