We bought our tickets on the day that they went on sale and have been looking forward to this weekend ever since. Sure, Barca has had fortune on their side of late but I’m pulling for Man U. We flew into Reagan early Saturday morning and spent the morning walking around Annapolis. I was surprised to see that Rt-50 was wide open. This is a different MD than I remember.
After the stores had been shopped and the crab cakes eaten, we headed for our newest temporary domicile: the Holiday Inn Express. The Largo HIE is two miles away from the stadium. Walking to/from was the plan but when it came down to it, it was too hot for us Bostonians…we drove instead. On our way out of the lot, we took pity on four other soccer fans and decided to bring them along for the ride. Judging by the looks of things, these guys were fully prepared to be the life of the party.
Our tickets included passes to the Ultimate Fan Experience tents and a parking pass for the Purple Lot (both a godsend in their own right). This was the second time that I’ve had Dave’s BBQ. It was just as good as I remembered. We had great seats so we rushed to occupy them and decided to postpone shopping until halftime.
The P.A. announcer said that the game was sold out and that the attendance was 81k+. Our family accounted for, at least, four of the attendees. Mom and Matthew showed up for the game too: happy birthday, Matthew and, thank you, Mom for the gift from Italy. We’re glad that you enjoyed yourself!
Even though the teams didn’t play their entire starting roster, the talent on the field was inspiring. We were happy to see three goals, although, the first Man-U goal looked offside from our perspective. We were rooting for Man-U so we went home happy.
Wifey and I are crazy about collecting our reward points: Marriott, Hertz, JetBlue…it doesn’t matter, we love the points! This time around, we were singing the praises of the Hertz reward system. Our weekend ride only cost $4.47. Gotta love points!
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