Day 2: Brussels to Dortmund

After many, many hours walking around Belgium in hunt of a permanent marker pen, we eventually found some in a post office. I came up with the fantastic idea of also buying some paint and a paintbrush (which got thrown away several hours later, but nevermind!).

We quickly discovered that Belgium is a ridiculously easy place to hitch hike around! Our pattern over the next few hours seemed to be getting picked up within minutes (if not seconds!) and taken a few junctions (but every junction counts!). After being moved off the side of the highway by the Belgium police, we eventually got stuck at a service station and put our England shirts on hoping the colours would attract pity from fellow fans also heading to watch the match. Ben discovered a minibus full of blokes going our way, but alas, there was no space for us. After attempting to hitch a lift on a school bus, it started pissing it down with rain... and luckily the minibus blokes felt sorry for me standing there like a drowned rat and made space for me and Ben. Several beers later, and to my suprise, since I thought we were getting dropped off at Cologne, I find that we'd actually been taken past Cologne (with Bens permission) and to a fan camp in Dortmund. After I'd been for a pee in the police station and had a shower, we went out on the piss and joined the Swiss street party.

This is where we met Antje (or better known to us as Miss Swiss)

Day 2: Brussels to Dortmund

Dortmund, Germany