So here I am in Malmö where the Eurovision dream begins! The whole town is getting in the mood for this event. There are disco balls and speakers blaring music from previous Eurovision finals outside the Central Station. Eurovision Village has taken over Gustav Adolf’s Torg with a ‘Super Hangout’ for fans and a stage featuring various performances throughout the day (today seemed to be school choirs with varying levels of skill and enthusiasm). Folkets Park is home to the Eurovision Fan Cafe. Statues have been decorated with butterflies – the logo for this year – and everywhere there are Eurovision banners and butterfly signposts to help fans find their way around.
Thanks to the wonders of social media, we poor Cinderellas were indeed able to go to the Eurovision ball. The first semi-final is on tonight!
Hi Julie, Great blog – I really look forward to reading more. From what you have written, it sounds like you werent successful in getting tickets at all? I though (not really seriously) about going to the German contest last year, they are always so fun to watch. Hope you have an awesome time:-)
Great Blog! Some pix of the Australian delegation, preferably semi sozzled and themed would flesh this out nicely. Keep it coming.