Thinking inside the box

We hadn’t even lifted our feet off Hungarian soil yesterday and it already felt like we’d finally arrived at Euro 2012.

Our flight from Budapest to Warsaw, before an onward connection to Gdansk, saw us ferried by one of LOT Polish Airlines’ 10 ambassadorial planes, the craft nicely turned out in special tournament livery. ‘Welcome to Euro 2012’ was the legend emblazoned on the fuselage, accompanied by big image of a football in blue and white.

Once on board, the cover image of ‘Kaleidoscope’, the in-flight magazine, caught our eye, an editorial insisting: “Football is not about results, it’s about fun and I’m sure there will be many enjoyable moments in Poland and Ukraine.”