First up... apologies for the lack of posts on here. Since we joined the Trek America group its been really difficult to find any internet access...camp sites all have wi-fi but no computers...!
Baseball is the obsession of the Americans and its easy to see why. On our last night in New York we went to watch the New York Mets play a game against the Washington Internationals... It was INCREDIBLE! We had to catch the subway into Queens and as the train got closer to the stadium it got busier and busier - It makes the London underground seem roomy!
The stadium was very cool (despite it being known as one of the worst in the league...!) It all looked brand new, clean and accomodated all the fans easily. The crowd was really buzzing despite its completely eclectic mix of fans. We we sandwiched inbetween 2 old gals, a family and some 'typical' fans - it was cool, and nice to see everyone there to have a good time and show their support. So far everything in America has been much flashier than in the Uk and it was the same with their sport. They gave away t-shirts in the intervals, had dance competitions between the fans, played music with the words on big screens... Its easy to see why millions of people would go watch the sport every week! The only let down were the hot dogs; they were made of beef and tasted like shit, but they were served out of tin boxes carried on peoples heads...what can you expect really?!
We finished off our night with a trip to time square to see all the lights on our last night... sad times! good bye New York and hello to the rest of America!
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Hi Steve sounds like you're having a crazy time! Are you missing work? :-)
I'm not on facebook anymore (long story!), but I will keep up with your antics via this site. Kepp putting up more stories they're great to read!
Alison. x
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