on friday 11 june 2010 (tomorrow!) is the kick-off for the football world cup in south africa. if you live here, you will know that we are all very excited. even if you are not a huge soccer fan, like me, you cannot help but catch football fever. it is all over.
on the R24 coming from the airport towards johannesburg, you can see thousands of flags.
office buildings are decorated.
ordinary people's houses are decorated.
most of the roadworks are completed, new offramps and bridges opened, highways have more lanes.
although the gautrain will only open it's other routes in a few months, the airport - sandton leg is running. the airports have all had huge facelifts and improvements.
even the telkom tower has a huge football!
people are excited, you can see it in their faces!
the country has a festival atmosphere, and you can feel it everywhere! this is truly an exciting time to be in south africa. the excitement is making the air vibrate! it is almost impossible not to get caught up in it.
some of these photos were taken by me, and some of them i found on the internet. there are many, many more photos to be found!
see some of the most beautiful world-cup related photos i have seen online, are here.
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