Mfks World Cup diary

[MFKS]

For Militia
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Got up Friday 27th June 2014 at 8:30am.

Couldn’t be ****ed with Breakfast sorted the gear out and said the goodbyes to my roommate. The main tour was over and most were heading home. I was signed up for the Rd16 for another 5 days so the only problem was I had to get to Rio de Janeiro

Most had departed on the bus either overnight or first thing this morning. Not me I booked one of the plentiful flights running between SP and Rio for $50 and the thing takes under an hour. Stroke of luck with my hotel assignment being located near the airport

Check out sorted and another stroke of luck. Found another bloke going to same airport. Cab fare of R$16 split in half meant I got to the airport for the cost of a loaf of bread. Did notice the runway is raised and the planes then take of just over 8 lanes of freeway so can see why this airport has a history of being dangerous

Headed in and checked in. Got that sorted and had a good chat to a couple of Aussies on the same flight.

Got on the plane and once we got going was again blown away by the sheer size of SP. After staring out the window at it for about 15mins it disappeared. Seriously most cities are gone from view in 5 mins but not this one. It never ends

Had scored myself a window seat on purpose for this flight. I am more an aisle seat kind of guy. Find the aisle useful to stretch the legs when you want and also allows you to take a piss when you want. Being it was a lunch time flight wanted the spectacular view of Rio as we were landing at the city airport of Santos Dumont which was on the waterfront.

Needless to say it was spectacular sun shining water mountains city Amazing view. People had the cameras going despite being in the no electronic use time whilst landing. Got a couple of shots of the Maracana Christo Redentor and Sugar Loaf from the plane.

Landed collected the gear and jumped a cab R$70 to the hotel. Got ripped found out later others had paid around R$40 for a similar trip. Got to hotel and found numerous Aussies loitering in foyer. 2 reasons the only internet in hotel at all FFS and not allowed to check in. Thought here we go again. Heeded up and no such issues for me as I got my room on the 11th floor sorted.

Being such a lovely winters day in the early 30degree mark decided to head to the beach. Went down had a swim or two and admired the flesh on display. Headed back to hotel for shower and headed out for an early dinner.

Went down to a chicken shop that looked good when I was here last.
They had Rooster Parmigiana on the menu. Ordered that with the side serve of spaghetti.
When it arrived FMD it was big enough to feed 4

The Parmy was the size of a dinner plate and the spaghetti was also a full dinner plate size piled about 6 inches high

Interesting take on the Parmy as it had the tomato sauce done as a bed under the schnitty and the cheese over the top as a result the Schmitt heat continued to keep the sauce warm and didn’t evaporate/reduce.
All in all a good idea.

Parmy was good and Spaghetti was fantastic and they even gave me the biggest bowl of Parmesan to add to it. Being that the thing usually costs a bit back home I made sure to make the most of this opportunity. Ate as much as I could be for surrendering and leaving most of it there. Damage $R26

Went for an hour and a bit stroll to walk it off

Headed back to hotel where I had arranged to meet someone for a ticket swap. By 9:30pm and them still no showing got word they had been held up after traffic accident and re arranged for Sunday.

Headed to bed by 10pm despite it being Friday night and about to kick off in Rio.

Reason was tomorrow I was up early to get a plane to go watch Brazil v Chile in Belo Horizante

[Couscous]

I appreciate the description of breakfast each day, even though it heightens my nutritional anxiety.

Couldn’t be ****ed with Breakfast headed out with the gear sorted about 9:15am.

Couldn’t be ****ed with Breakfast sorted the gear out and said the goodbyes to my roommate.

[Bremsstrahlung]

C'mon. He made up for it with dinner.

[militiamon]

Dear Membah,

I have had very little time for the foz for the last few months due to rl biz, but finally managed to make the time to catch up on this thread.
I've just spent the past hour reading it non-stop.

Holy shit.
Hands down greatest piece of literature ever written on the foz

Up to page 6 atm, will resume tomorrow after a solid MFKS-inspired breakfast.

[Jetmaster]

Look forward to the "MFKS Tour Diary' being released on Amazon.

[MFKS]

Dear Membah,

I have had very little time for the foz for the last few months due to rl biz, but finally managed to make the time to catch up on this thread.
I've just spent the past hour reading it non-stop.

Holy shit.
Hands down greatest piece of literature ever written on the foz

Up to page 6 atm, will resume tomorrow after a solid MFKS-inspired breakfast.

I hit Chile next week so may want to get those questions in you have about there so I can find out whilst there for you militia

[militiamon]

Haha, gonna hit you up on facebook.

Main question will be about whether they have the infamous bidets or not

[MFKS]

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Big shout out to the locals on Ipanema Beach in Rio

Huge fans of the Griffo

[MFKS]

For Militia
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Got up Saturday 28th May 2014 at 6:00am. Absolutely chomping at the bit and excited at what the day would bring watching the locals play in a WC being cheered on by 50k of their crazy fans.

First up cold shower. This hotel I am at is crap.

Nothing works they charge a fortune and they are gonna get hammered on every internet review site I can find as soon as I find some internet as there is none here

Dressed and ready to go I head down for a cab. Cab get me to Santos Dumont for the sum of R$40 a lot cheaper than the thief charged me yesterday.

Head in check in and find out there is small delay’s due to light fog around the airport. I am barely able to see the other side of the airfield when I arrived. With a 9am flight plenty of time to get there.

8am arrived and still no activity

9am arrives and planes are able to take off

9:30am and am starting to worry.

If I ain’t on a plane by 11am I ain’t going to the game. Takes an hour flight to get there an hour to get to ground by bus.

Just having a look around the airfield notice that all the planes are departing but none are arriving. Bit of a worry that as if no planes are landing there ain’t one to sit in.

10am 11am pass as I am still in the airport getting more and more frustrated. By 11:30resigned to my fate I join them any others walking out.

The whole thing was a farce 5 plane loads of passengers bound for Belo Horizante are left stranded in Rio unable to get to the match.

What makes it even worse is it is 35C outside and just a haze in the air.

Am absolutely dumb founded as to how planes can take off but are unable to land. Add in the conditions ain’t that bad.

FFS planes can navigate in the dark at night any fly through clouds
GPS mother****ers

Absolutely disgusted at having a ticket that cost US $220 absolutely worthless I walk out the door throw a bit of paper on the ground and am then stopped by some overzealous local official


Who then hits me with a R$151fine for littering. As the bastard is writing the thing I can’t help but notice the 250k of cigarette butts on the ground. I take it that I am probably the only one to get fined. To add insult to injury
Anyway I took the ticket swore at him in Greek Croatian and Macedonian and smiled and walked back inside.

Went and sorted a refund after 60mins of queuing as there was ä long line as 3-4hours worth of flight build up were bailing paperwork was completed and I was told refund in 30-40days.

Went outside airport again and due to the upcoming Brazil game there was a shortage of buses and taxis. Add in the 5-10k of people wanting one and I could see it wasn’t my day.

Took off walking and found my way to the Metro. Got on with NFI which way I was going as the stations had names I was unfamiliar with.

Whilst travelling I could feel something on my leg I just brushed it away inadvertently like you would a fly in the face. Next thing you knew Holy muther****er.

Whatever it was had bitten and it hurt like a bitch. Look down to see some type of wasp hornet like critter. Knocked it to the ground and the last thing it felt was its head going through its arse as my Kmart specials delivered the last rites

First initial though was this could be a bit of trouble. I had no idea what the ****ing thing was and whether it was poisonous harmful deadly etc. For all I knew my first trip on the Rio metro may have been my last.
Couple of prayers to Griff and 15 mins later all was good as the pain finally subsided.

Got off when a large crowd did and was relieved to find myself back in Copacabana. From there I was able to walk back to the hotel.
Walked in to find the score at 1-1

Absolutely fuming at my day I was stopped by a bloke I knew who asked me how the day was and why wasn’t I in Belo. After filling him in he told me he had scored a free ticket to the Maracana R16 Colombia v Uruguay clash this morning.

About now the blood had reached fever pitch at his luck my misfortune and I couldn’t be ****ed watching the game.

Headed down to the beach and had a swim. Even seeing some Brazilian stunner get dumped and have her grade a 10/10tits on full display 10feet from us as her costume was ripped away done little to brighten my mood.

Staggered back from the beach in time for the penalty shootout. Brazil triumph made the whole days farce just sting that little bit more. Would have been pandemonium in the stadium yet I was stuck in Rio.

Good news is in this country beer is cheap and plentifully available and you can walk the streets doing it. So I grabbed a couple and headed for a walk .

Ended up in Leblon after trudging through Copacabana and Ipanema. Must have been about a 10-15km walk. Once in Leblon which is the dearest real estate per m2 in the Southern Hemisphere it was time to turn back. Reason being after it is a Favela

Headed back to Ipanema jumped on the Metro. Not long later and I was back in Copacabana. Found a bar and had a few drinks to try and lighten the mood.

I tried to remind myself that on days like today it could be actually be worse


I could have been born on the Central Coast

[Jeterpool]

That's rough luck Member...

[lquiquer]

So after all it was not Member spotted in Belo last week end!
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[Jeterpool]

So after all it was not Member spotted in Belo last week end!
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he said he was drinking brazillian beer I thought

[Bon]

Headed down to the beach and had a swim. Even seeing some Brazilian stunner get dumped and have her grade a 10/10tits on full display 10feet from us as her costume was ripped away done little to brighten my mood.

Mate, must have been a real sh!thouse day if that didn't even get you happier..
I'm hoping there were photos of this event..

[GazFish35]

Do a favela tour member.

Get yourself some perspective.

http://www.viator.com/tours/Rio-de-J...f=02&aid=g5109

[plague]

Chin up Member.
Even the Anzacs had a few tough days, but look how that all worked out.

[q-money]

stay safe lord KFC

[MFKS]

For Militia
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Got up Sunday 29th June2014 at 8:30am.
Decided to make the most of today and make it a good one. Headed up to the roof first up to check the wether. If it had of been like this 24hours ago I would have made the Brazil game. FFS

There was **** all clouds in the sky and from the roof I could clearly see the big man up on Corcovardo

Grabbed the gear no breakfast and got a taxi to the base of Corcovardo for R$20

Was unable to get the train up until 1:40 being it was 9:30 took the other option. Grabbed the illegal van for R$25 which takes you half way up Corcovardo.
All I will say are the roads up it a TDF training. **** are they steep.

Got half way up joined another queue after paying $R 30.

30mins later and we were loaded in another van and heading up the mountain again.
Got out at the base of Christo Redentor with the statue about 50metres up above us.

Have the choice of lift or stairs. Took the stairs as at each level were look out vantages with views all over the city. As the weather was great you could see for miles.
Got up to the famous icon of Brazil. Was rather packed up there people wise. Bizarrely many people were lying flat on the ground taking photos with the camera pointing up at Christo.

Couldn’t understand why. With digital cameras phones etc you can just hold the thing about your knees point up and take the shot. If you didn’t like it on review delete and try again.

Why the need to lay on the ground was beyond me.

Of course there were a thousand dumb ****s who had photos taken with the arms outstretched just like the statue.

What was bizarre was that there were 2 blokes hanging onto his left arm. Apparently an ongoing job of maintenance to make sure the big fella is here to stay for many years to come.

Up there you can see all the great sights of Rio Copacabana Beach The Lagoon Sugar Loaf Mountain and also Maracana.

After spending an hour up there made my way back down. In a stroke of fortune I was fast tracked onto a bus ahead of the queue by just wandering along and when no one was watching just merged into the queue at the front.

Got dropped off back down the mountain. Wanted to go for a walk along the lagoon which has access to the ocean at Ipanema Beach through a small Channel. The thing is quite large. Somehow the directions from the guide got muddled and I walked off and after an hour of walking was unable to find it. Where I was I had no ****ing idea.

Tried getting a taxi and the cabbie refused to take me to Copacabana despite being empty. Bizarre as he is guaranteed a fare quickly in that area after dropping me off. Ended up jumping another cab and worked out why the first had refused. Only cost R$9 to get back to Copacabana. Somehow I had actually nearly walked back to the hotel just had NFI where I was

At the hotel as it was 35C yeah it’s the middle of winter over here
!! Grabbed the swimmers and headed down the beach.

As the fan fest is located on the beach you can keep track of the game which was on. Holland somehow got the better of the Mexicans whilst I was watching it neck deep in the Atlantic Ocean

Headed back to hotel after a couple of hours at the beach. Had shower and changed. At 4pm I was meeting someone for a ticket swap. Showed up at 4:20pm and deal was done.

Traded a spare M55 Argentina v Switzerland in Sao Paulo I had for a M60 Brasilia QF which will be the winner of M55 v the winner of USA Belgium. This will be the last game of the WC for me and fingers Crossed would be Messi v Hazard and co.

Deal done decided to make move for the Fan Fest. Got down there just before kick-off for the Greece V Costa Rica clash. Costs nothing to get in. Food and drink at reasonable prices sit on the sand with 20-30k and watch the game.

Found a spot near the fence and settled in to literally watch the WC on the sands of the Copacabana. Had a cracking view. By turning the head one way I could see the screen.

Turning it the other direction up on the hill I could see Christo. As the game wore on Jesus glowed. The locals have lights on him so at night he actually glows. Looks awesome.

Apparently the night before he was glowing yellow and green not his customary white.

Crowd were right behind the Costa Ricans. If that **** Ben Williams hadn’t of sent the Costa Rican off they win by 2-3 in normal time. Ended up going to penalties and everyone left happy when the Greeks went home

After the game the area was packed and having an early start tomorrow couldn’t be ****ed waiting for a meal so grabbed some McDonalds
Tastes almost the same.

In bed by 10am as I am up at 4:30 tomorrow to go to Brasilia for the France v Nigeria clash

[MFKS]

Do a favela tour member.

Get yourself some perspective.

http://www.viator.com/tours/Rio-de-J...f=02&aid=g5109

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[MFKS]

For Militia
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Got up Monday 30th June 2014 at 4:30am. Up early as I am off to Brasilia for the France v Nigeria clash. One of the easiest tickets to get I found

First up cold shower. Why the **** is there no hot water after dark here???

Dressed and ready to go I head down for a cab. Cab get me to Santos Dumont for the sum of R$40

Head in check in and by 7am in plane strapped in ready to go. Settled into the 2hour flight by going to sleep dreaming of the fantastic TITS of the bird sitting next to us. When they are 95% out I can’t help but stare.

90 mins of shut eye sure made the flight go by quick. By the time I awoke the screen had 23 mins to arrival.

Touch down in Brasilia and can see the capital got the money for airport a Reno for the WC. Probably helps that the politicians go there.

Brasilia is much like Canberra. Besides being where the government is both are planned architected cities in the middle of butt **** nowhere.

Brasilia on one hand has taken it to pedantic anal measures. With even sectors for hotels all being in the same few blocks. Council meetings for DA’s must be a blast in this neck of the woods.

Coming out the airport I see the Coke reps in the baggage claim offering free samples. My eyes lit up not for the free coke but the 2 slutty dressed girls offering free Budweiser.

Even if it is shit free beer is still free ****ing beer.

Grabbed a couple of samples for the road headed outside making sure not to drop any litter. Grabbed the shuttle bus into the stadium for $R8

Got out about 3km from the ground when you could see it in the distance. The place is ****ing bizarre. So planned so organised yet still a ****ing hole in the middle of nowhere.

They have a pile of monuments buildings all on this main avenue which is about 150m wide and runs for a few kms. The place is filled with this rich red soil everywhere. Tufts off grass struggle to grow through it as it don’t look fertile.

The place looks like Martian planet with monuments to Martian gods everywhere from a science fiction film.

Went for a stroll trying to take it in.

Got to the ground about 1.5 hours before kick-off. It is a bizarre place also with these thin column piers in the hundreds holding the roof up. Inside though is spectacular although a little steep.

Finally got a seat on the side the TV cameras are on about 18 yards out from the end France attacked in the first half.

Must say I was impressed with that little midget Frenchman in the No 8 as well as Pogba who is gonna be an awesome star in 3-4 years as he learns his craft

The Nigerians and the other Africans shit me to tears they try playing some Euro style football which they think works. Well it don’t. The Nigerians refused to get blokes forward in attack and were finally punished for their safety first shit with 2 late French goals adding respectability to the scoreboard

I thought the French looked a lot better as soon as Deschamps hooked that useless hack Giroux and put Benzema in his rightful spot leading the attack.

Headed out after the game and made my way back to the Bus Station. Got the local bus back to the airport for **** all.

Checked in and went for a feed. Airport is fantastic food wise. Large variety and a lot of it cooked fresh. Got a plate of Spaghetti Marinara for R$16.The chef even cooked the thing up in front of us. Was fantastic.

Headed through scanners and who’s going through in front of us none other than Portsmouth WBA Inter and Ajax legend Nwanko Kanu.
Ohh and the bloke also played for Arsenal when they won trophies

Was delayed leaving for 45 mins **** knows why as we were strapped in just not going anywhere which was compounded by 50 French wankers for want of a suitable term serenading the entire plane. **** I hope Germany towel them up at the Maracana like the 1940s were back in vogue

About 100km from Rio we got hammered by some pretty severe turbulence. Haven’t ever d any that bad in all my flights ever.

When we got to Rio we had an hour tour of Rio by night as we circled the airport. What made the whole thing even worse was the pilot forgot English and only conversed announcements in Portuguese. So I had **** all idea what was going on.


Finally the decision was made to not land at Santos Dumont as it was closed. Rain Fog Haze they shut that joint for any reason softly.

Ended up landing at the International Airport which added an extra 20 mins and $R40 to the taxi trip.

Finally made it back to hotel at 11:30pm 2.5 hours later than I should have. Sorted the gear as tomorrow I was again off early bound for Sao Paulo for the Swiss v Argies match before hitting bed by midnight

[lquiquer]

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