What remains / Was bleibt...

Since I'm now visiting Costa Rica, I've been enjoying access to several international tv channels, including the german DW.

It's sad to see once again the world go through all these bad times. Eventhough it's been days since the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 came to an end, I was glad to see the german channel address what remains after such an important international sports event is over.

I think the world needs more opportunities to 'make friends', just like the germans did by playing hosts to so many people who went to visit their country during the past few weeks.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures that I would like to remember...

Canna celebrating:

Two people we won't see on the next Fifa World Cup in 2010:
German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn shares a light moment with Portuguese forward Luis Figo at the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ third place play-off match between Germany and Portugual, 08 July 2006 in Stuttgart. This is the final time the two will play for their national teams in a FIFA World Cup™. Germany won 3 to 1. Copyright: AFP

Related artwork from a place that had soccer fever from just watching:
Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik adds the finishing touches to his sand sculptures of Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro (R) and French captain, Zinedine Zidane at the Golden beach in Puri, east of the Indian city of Orissa, July 8, 2006. Copyright: Reuters