London Calling: Checking in on fans headed to the Vikings game

We've heard from lots of Vikings fans who will be watching the team in London on Sunday. We'll run some of their stories this week.

Do you go regularly go to Vikings games? We live in West Des Moines so it's hard to get to a lot of games, but I would try to get to at least one Vikings game a year. This year my wife convinced me to go all in and buy season tickets for the Vikes.

Who's your favorite current Vikings player? I will go a little against the grain and not say Adrian Peterson. My favorite player is Chad Greenway mainly because I am pretty big Hawkeye fan and it's awesome to see Chad playing for my favorite pro team.

How big a hole is this going to blow in your budget? Pretty big. The flight alone was expensive, and we are also going to Germany to visit my cousin and go to Oktoberfest so it's not going to be cheap.

What size is your group? There are four of us in our group: my sister Holly Lammers, brother-in-law Keith Lammers, and another teacher friend, Gina Keenan.

How big a hole is this going to blow in your budget? You know how people say that teachers have the summer off … well, we didn't! We worked several extra gigs to help pay for this trip. Plus we had to use personal days that we saved for the last five years to be able to get out of school.

Are you unhappy the team had to give up a home game to play in London? We would be unhappy if we WEREN'T going! It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Who's your favorite Vikings player? It's a toss up between AP and Jared Allen.

How big a hole is this going to blow in your budget? Ha! It's a big hole.

Are you unhappy the team had to give up a home game to play in London? I think it will be fun to be there; however, this isn't a trip I'll be able to afford every year. And if this is a yearly thing maybe they should consider lowering the price of our season tickets.

Why are you going to the game? My brother, two cousins and I take a road trip to a Vikings game every year. We have been to San Diego, Kansas City, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Green Bay and Seattle. In addition, I studied in London for a semester in college, so this is going to be a great return for me and first trip for my wife.

What London landmarks are you going to try to see? We are probably going to have high tea with the Queen. She invited us and specifically asked us to wear our Vikings jerseys. Of course, I'm joking. We have most of the tourist sights to see … and of course we will definitely check out Big Ben — even though we will see the Vikings sacking him all night Sunday!

Why are you going to the game? I'm the biggest Vikings fan in the world and I've never been to Europe. I also love to golf and have wanted to golf in Europe. This is a great opportunity to play golf and watch the Vikes melt the Steel!

Are you a season-ticket holder? Yes and yes. However, I don't attend the preseason games. Our flight to Europe left Sunday so I didn't attend the home game against Cleveland. What's weird is my first home game this year will be in London.

Who's your favorite current Vikings player? I'm usually a QB guy, but … so my answer is AP all day.

Compiled by COLLEEN KELLY