I had no idea what to expect at Oktoberfest in Munich. All I knew was everyone at Adam's Office said it's an experience that you have to do once while you live here. So Adam and I took a chance and booked train tickets online. We arrived saturday morning as everyone else was walking to the fair grounds. Not so easy to maneuver around. It did help we were going the opposite direction as EVERYONE else so our trams were very empty. our hotel, Flemings, was great! Small room with a fully glass shower inside the room...therefore do not...I repeat do NOT attempt to share a room with other people. It would be weird hahahaha.
We took off from our hotel and headed down to the fair grounds. Basically I would compare it to the Bethalto Fair in that the Bethalto fair would be about and 1/8th the extravagance that the Oktoberfest fair is. There are rides for the kids everywhere, kind of like a small disneyland. It was huge!! Tons of German food everywhere. Horses and carriages that looked a little like the Anheuser bush clydesdales, and of course the 14 enormous tents for the brewery's in Germany.
Adam and I were able to weasel our way into a tent to see the commotion but all the tables were reserved so we ended up walking around this building, that is the size of a warehouse...seating about 4000 people, and then walking out. I kind of took the initiative on this and decided that if we were going to have to wait 3-4hrs to get a seat then it's not worth and and lets see the city. After getting some amazing brats we headed out to walk around the city. They had some great architecture, city halls, churches, and theaters that you just can't find in the states. After wandering the city streets for awhile and getting ourselves nice and hungry we found the Hofbrauhaus restaurant. It came highly recommended to us by our friends that had just been there last month. At 6 oclock the place was packed and you couldn't wait for a table...you had to find your own seat and then the waitress will show up. Also, note for anyone traveling over here, it is ok to join a table that has enough seats for you. We joined a family of 3 and thats how we made it in. Adam got the pork knuckle which was so good and I got the half chicken. We both devoured our meals and got an apple strudel for dessert to share. Because you just should in Germany!!!
We hung out for awhile because a lot of the locals were getting crazy in their lederhosen and we enjoyed the show. Adam really wanted to head back to the fair grounds 1. to see if we could get in a tent and 2. to get pictures of the fair at night. Well as soon as we stepped out of that metro station on came the rain. In about 2 minutes we were completely soaked! AND the station that we came out of decided that they needed to close some of the doors because so many people were trying to get out of the rain. So we walked to the other end of the fair and around to the other metro station. It was completely empty. And that was our first night at Oktoberfest...cheers...now On to Sunday!
This is City Hall...They have the best buildings in Europe!
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