Well, against all hope AND expectation ...

... the Netherlands whooped the asses off Italy (the reigning world champions no less) last night in their opening game of Euro 2008 !!! :-) The final score was 3-0 but (according to the Italians themselves!) could have been at least 5-0

Italy is in mourning today, but here in NL everyone is in one big party mood! We (Jeroen, Piet and I) watched the game here at home last night in shock and amazement, and at the conclusion of the game the surrounding neighbourhood was alight to fireworks and the blasting of car horns :-) It was as though the Dutch had already won the championship! And just to put it into perspective, it is the first time since the 1978 World Cup finals that NL has beaten Italy!! So it is BIG news.

This was the scene here in the centre of Nijmegen last night. Lets just hope they can take their winning form into the game on Friday aganst France.

And for something totally different - my boss just got back today from a week long trip to Hong Kong (Hello Kitty paradise!), and bought these fun goodies back for me :-))

Alli xxx