Gold medal winners. Image courtesy of ibausu on Flickr.

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Perhaps the happiest fans in the world this weekend were in Hong Kong. The special administrative region of China, as I guess we should formally call it, has been competing in international football for sixty years, andyesterday won its first ever title, a gold medal in the East Asian Games football tournament.

A capacity crowd of over 40,000 watched the hosts, consisting largely of amateurs from the Hong Kong league, beat Japan 4-2 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 draw.

Japan and Hong Kong prepare for penalties. Image courtesy of ibausu on Flickr.

making it lovely

helloaldwingoodbye:

Arshavin for the win. ars 2 - liv 1 haha

appleday:simplemindd:tea time!

laderosa:freeelove:

I imagine myself jumping up and down clouds in this pretty candyland ;)

notthatindie:

After I make my fortune, I will come back to Nashville and live in the Gulch.

(Via.)

marc and i were going to go to nashville for the holidays, but the amtrak doesn’t run there. so sad.

realitysimagination:

macaroononastick:

starsmending:

arants:

travelhighlights:

Hotel Igloo Village

From Travalphant:

“Where is the coolest place to stay and see the Northern Lights? Our vote goes to Hotel Igloo Village Kakslauttanen in Finland. The Northern Lights can be seen anywhere above 60 degrees north latitude but this place is special and these pictures show…  ”

Kakslauttanen, Finland

Via thewaythingsgo:lickystickypickyme

I’d wish to urgently be uprooted to a place like this. I’m serious. It has snow, northern lights, seems rather quiet and solitary… Wouldn’t it be brilliant to always be surrounded by such enchanting surroundings? You’d have so much time to think here.

redstarspangle:

Andrei Arshavin; Arsenal’s Savior

his goals and facial expressions are always priceless