Hello everyone. Two weekends ago we got the chance to catch the last day of Oktoberfest in Munich. We have been traveling alot and we will post those pictures soon, but in the mean time here are some pictures from Oktoberfest.
But first, for those of you who don't know some of the history of Oktoberfest here is a little background . . .
The first Oktoberfest was held on Oktober 12th, 1810 in the very same place that it is held today. Originally, Oktoberfest was held as a celebration for King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen's wedding. It is the largest festival in Germany and 30% of the beer produced in Munich every year is consumed during the 16 days of Oktoberfest. Now it is a huge carnival with rides and tons of food and beer where everyone wears their dirndls and lederhosen.
This is one of the 6 breweries found in Munich that serves beer at Oktoberfest.
Enjoying some Augustiner beer. This beer was first brewed in 1328.
These are some friends from Grafenwohr.
Matt and Brett.
The waitress carries the beer to the table stacked like this - it is really heavy!
Not only are the beers big at Oktoberfest, so are the pretzels.
Not only are the pretzels big, but some people wear them on their heads.
In Germany, instead of buying a corn dog on a stick you can get fish on a stick. (sick)
Inside the Augustiner beer tent. The tents were so full that we had to find a fest table right outside the tent which was great because the weather was so nice.
Inside the Hacker beer tent. If you look closely you can see people standing on the tables in their lederhosen.
2 comments:
looks like so much fun!
And now we have souvenirs!! You guys are the best for sending that, I can't wait for Chad to get home and see it! And i can't wait to come to Germany to use it :) Thanks for sending us postcards too, I am so jealous!
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