For those who have been following the Euro 2008 games it cannot have been missed - the Netherlands is doing great! And everything is orange: milk, cheese, chips, bandages in the hospital, the fountains in Bern (where the "Orange Legion" fans are stationed). You can tell when the Dutch are playing by looking at the stadium - more than half will be completely orange!
What has impressed me the most about this team is that, for the first time in a long time, they play as a team. And, perhaps because they are winning and things are easier, they seem to want to put things in a right perspective. This picture is perfect (copyright PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) - orange everywhere and the players - who are also husbands and fathers - spending time with their children at the end of the game.
Go Holland!
Oh, I'm just GREEN with jealousy about all the orange! Our Madison Middle School colors are orange, blue, and white (just orange and white for over 40 years, but two schools merged about four years ago, so we added their blue to the mix).
ReplyDeleteI'm always on the lookout for orange shoes, orange jewelry, orange ANYTHING...and it sounds like I should have been there during soccer season!
You could also come on Queen's day (April 30) - then everything is orange. And the official colors of the flag are of course red, white and blue - so orange, blue and white go well together.
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