Yesterday I went to Oktoberfest 2013 and a festive occasion it was! We happened to go on the second day of Oktoberfest, so you know it was packed! Even on a Sunday. This time we were smart and got a hotel for two nights and just took a cab in the morning (9:00) to the festplatz. 6 million people a year attend this event and growing. The fact that we go early helps. We again found a table just by arriving early and we didn't have to reserve in advance... like months in advance. Brandon and I walked around the fest for a bit to show our two friends who came to visit, what it was like. Then we decided on our breakfast. They chose bratwurst and a roll, but I chose a chocolate covered banana. Wasn't feeling the greasy food so early in the morning, but chocolate, hell yea. Now bring on the beer!
We decided on the Paulaner tent because Brandon loves the beer. Because we arrived early we were all able to snag a seat along with some Germans we met from Munich who were also on the local Soccer team. We also met some cool Australians. The next 5 hours were spent at this table doing God knows what. We drank, ate huge pretzels, and got stepped on as people were getting up and down from the tables. Every so often a very inebriated person would stand on their table and chug their entire beer as even more inebriated spectators cheered them on. Below they look on as the Oom-pah band begins their set.
I usually don't drink beer, like ever, so it was rare form for me to be enjoying this massive Oktoberfest beer. Last year we partied in the wine tent. This year I gave in! But I was drinking Radlers all night which is a mixture of beer and lemonade. Germans also have Colawiezen which is a mixture of cola and beer. They are pretty refreshing! Can you believe these beers are up to about 9.80 Euro this year? They are gradually going up in price every year and the waitresses and waiters don't give back any change so they can make a killing!
Brandon was doing this "funny" thing where he refused to smile in any of my pictures. What a funny guy huh? He hates his picture being taken so he loves to ruin all of mine!
After 5 hours of sitting, I was getting antsy so we left our precious seats (at this point people were ridiculous anyways) and we headed outside for some food and rides. Can't believe I did rides this year. I love haunted houses so I made everyone ride the one here. It sucked by the way.
And for some crazy reason, the boys decided to ride this:
I found out later it was the highest transportable free fall drop at 80 Meters. No thank you. Especially after eating and drinking all day.
If you'd like to check out my first year at Oktoberfest and the mistakes I made as a newbie, you can go
here. Also, if you'd like to know what to look for when buying a dirndl, you can go
here. The fest goes on for three more weeks!
Do you have any fond memories of Oktoberfest past or do you have plans to go this year? Let us know!
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