Private Goes Public . . . by Andreas Manessinger

In June 2008, Austria, along with Switzerland, was host to the European Soccer Championship, and on the day this image was taken, there was the match Austria vs Germany. Thousands of people were on the streets, mostly on their way to one of the public viewing areas in the so-called fan zones, and what I saw in Westbahnstraße, was one of the funnier ideas. Some people had taken a TV set out onto the sidewalk, along with some furniture, and were viewing in public. Someone made a video, and they really seemed to enjoy themselves. Oh yes, Austria lost 0:1, but that was to be expected ![]()

