I loved the Beer
I loved the Pretzels
I wasn’t so crazy for the white sausage – no flavor
The Curry wurst was good and of course the fries were good, except they eat mayonnaise with their fries, you have to practically beg to get ketchup!
Oktoberfest
6.2 Million Visitors to Oktoberfest
Just a few shots to try an show just how many people were there! I have never been in such a crowd before. You literally could not keep up with anyone else, just make your way to the next designated spot. There were no seats or tables available. It was reported that there were 6.2 million “extra” people in Munich for opening weekend. My suggestion to anyone wanting to go, try for a weekday but research what is happening that day and make reservations – if possible! Some of these pictures are from the Ferris Wheel so you can see how crowded it was. Okay I think you understand…it was crowded.
Oktoberfest in Munich
Day one in Munich started with a parade of the breweries. To be in Munich’s Oktoberfest, which is the original and is over 200 years old. You have to brew your beer in Munich. There are five breweries represented in this parade. Each brewery enters one wagon of the beer that will be served in the tent at Oktoberfest and one wagon holds the beerhall workers. Each wagon is pulled through town and ends up at their respective tents inside the fair grounds. At noon sharp the Mayor of Munich taps the first barrel of beer and thus begins Oktoberfest. You can be in the tent but you will not be served any beer until the cannon fires announcing the keg as been tapped.
Adventures with Cindy 