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Doug Ahern wrote:
> 
> Review: Olympics in Athens, Atlanta: Track and Field and Soccer.
>         (more of a review of the olympic experience than event results)
> 
> :summary at the bottom:
> 
> I went to the tuesday semi final game, argentina v. portugal.  great
> game, lots of fun.  I had top shelf rim of the stadium seats ($27)
> and they were actually very good.  soccer is spread out enough on the field
> that even with these "nose bleed" tickets, you could see everything (unlike
> US football which is a little compacted into one area).  78,000+ in
> attendence, and 95% of them were there at the 6pm kick off, so if there were
> traffic problems, people still managed to get there on time.  this was
> a successful event for ACOG and the IOC.  everything when smoothly, getting
> in and out of there was not difficult.  I parked on a street 1.3miles from the
> stadium and getting through security was easy.  My parents drove into town at
> 3pm, and NEVER HIT A TRAFFIC PROBLEM ONCE.
> 
> Next day (wed), I dreaded the logistics of getting to and from the
> Olympic stadium in Atlanta, but it was a breeze!!!  left Athens at 6.20am,

I'm glad your trip went well for you as you planned it, but I must say you missed one 
heckuva soccer game by not seeing the other semi.  Brazil vs. Nigeria was incredible, 
one of the greatest sporting events I've ever witnessed!  The crowd seemed to be 
rooting for Nigeria, despite the numerous Brazilian fans there.  I don't know if this 
is because they were the underdog or perhaps because ethnically they had a little 
more in common with the crowd.  Anyway, they certainly gave the fans what they wanted 
by mounting a thrilling comeback.  Both teams played a great game; we couldn't have 
expected more from a sporting event.  The post-game celebrating with the Nigerians 
was a blast as well!

BTW, being that you're of U of Georgia student (correct?) I guess you didn't have any 
problems in Athens.  But I must say the street system there is just a tad confusing! 
 I make no claims at being the world's greatest navigator, but we spent quite a bit 
of time riding back and forth and in circles.  Of course it helped when we got the 
map <g>.  Once we did get it figured out, though, we had no problems at all finding 
good parking, and there was lots of activity around the stadium to keep us occupied 
before the game.  So here's another thumbs up for the ACOG, in Athens at least.  
Great experience!

Haplo

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