Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Nairobi Airport, Diplomatic Incidents, and the Round of 16

Trying to find a TV to watch the game in the Nairobi airport (one of the worst big airports I've seen) was a harrowing experience.  We arrived just as the USA-Algeria game was kicking off, and found that the 3 TVs in the international terminal were all tuned to the England game, as though people might care about that.  Luckily, we discovered the "first class lounge" and negotiated a discount rate of $20 each to get in the door.  Despite promises that the USA game was on the TV, it wasn't.  I worked to get the game put on one of the two TVs (bringing the total in the terminal to 5) and nearly started a diplomatic incident with a Malawian guy who was slumped in a chair watching the game.  Thankfully, we resolved it peacefully and were able to finally watch most of the second half.  


What a win!  


I'm offering a free place to stay for any friends flying in for Saturday's round of 16 game.  If you hope on a plane tomorrow, you can be here in plenty of time!


Garrett

2 comments:

  1. Gaaaaare,

    Time for a new post.

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  2. just caught up on your posts - looks like you're having a great time and some grand adventures! and I'm really, really jealous...er, I mean happy for you ;) we're deep in AER mode so no fun and games here but will be looking forward to your next post to relieve the stress so go ahead and post again soon!

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