Oktoberfest

October 2 and 5, 2008 Oktoberfest was a blast! Courtney, Lisa Marie, and I went on the last Thursday, October 2nd, on the 5:04pm train. As we were getting on the train it started to rain...we still hopped on the train with our fingers crossed that it was not raining in Munich. Our wishing and hoping didn't change anything so our evening was cold and damp. We did not even get into a tent so we were left to wander around outside sans beer. We ate some fest food and rode a ride and decided to call it an early night because we couldn't get into a tent to get a beer and we couldn't feel our fingers or toes!!

check out those 1/2 meter wursts! yum

Me in a drindl!

Courtney and I decided that we should go back to Oktoberfest in hopes of having a better experience since we may not be here next year! So we went on closing day of Oktoberfest, October 5th. We went several friends - Laura, Bailey, John, Natalie, Sunshine, Shelley, and Katie. A German man was selling maB tickets on the train so each bought one -- a maB in the Spatenbrau tent for 5 euros instead of 8.30!! The first thing we did when we made it to the Oktoberfest grounds was go to our tent and drink a maB! Then it was time for a few rides and fest food! The last day was prety crowded and we weren't able to ride the swings because there were soooo many people pushing and shoving to get tickets and get on the swings...not worth fighting Germans to the front of the line!

inside the Spatenbrau tent

Sunshine, Shelley, and Katie with their MaB

Courtney and I prosting

"The Hill" where everyone goes to pass out after drinking too much

Germans in the traditional lederhosen and drindls