As some of you may know, this year the European Championships for Football (soccer) are taking place in Austria and Switzerland. In Holland we call it the EK. Last night The Netherlands played their first game against Italy. To everybody's surprise, we creamed them 3-0!!! Apparently this is the first time in thirty years Holland has defeated Italy in an EK game. Holland plays again Friday against France.
Not only the stands in the stadium turn orange during the championships, but all the streets, houses, bars, and people show their Holland pride. Another telltale sign that a football championship is going on are the empty beer shelves in the supermarket. And on game night, that lovely smokey barbecue smell.
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