the frenchies go down at last

whew, i can go back to the rest of my life now! i was hoping for germany to go all the way, but preferred the italians over the french in the end. and in case you think i've stopped traveling, i haven't! four asians came together from four different countries to watch the germany-sweden game in munich -- woo hoo! (pics; more pics) i had to watch today's final in america, so i missed out on the italians honking their way through zurich's streets in jubilation. but it was nice to fully understand the commentary for once. every time i'm in the us or uk, i feel this pleasant surprise at being able to understand the people around me. darn those swiss with their unlearnable dialect!