In a country where every form of patriotism has been shunned for the past 60 years, it's exciting to see that the German flags displayed for the Euro2008 games are still up on houses, cars and even bicycles.
Despite the first 115 minutes being the most boring of any game so far, Turkey's win over Croatia last night puts them in the semifinals against Germany. In a country full of Turkish immigrants, this match is important in more ways than one...
While I was rightly concerned for Germany going into Thursday's quarterfinal against Portugal, Germany finally played its game, and the celebration was infectiously exciting in a country that has had to bury national pride for over 60 years.
In Germany you can forget the NFL playoffs -- or any other kind of football for that matter. Here "the other football" reigns supreme: soccer. Postcards from Germany, installment #5