Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany - Sept 17, 2011

Day two of Oktoberfest:
Well i'm guessing everyone who had way too much fun the day before was asleep because we were able to walk right into a tent sunday morning around 10am.

People started showing up maybe around 1pm that day =) note for next year! So we grabbed a table at the brewery where we thought they had archery contests...it was a lie!! People weren't doing a whole lot until around 11am..just straggling in.

We were almost bored until a large group of 11 italians showed up and shared our table and consumed the table behind us. Then the fun started. They were from Udine, Italy - close to Venice. They were hysterical. Not a ton of english but enough that between my little italian and their little english we could chat. They taught us a new game that definitely made you think. There were a lot of numbers being thrown out and yelling.  I actually won one of the rounds and beat Franco who was the leading champ. Of course the italians played  to 21 and we just played to 5 so i'm thinking I would definitely loose if we played more. I won the round below by yelling out 4 and we both had 2 fingers out...YAY me!

They were all so nice and so fun. They made Oktoberfest for us! When going to Oktoberfest you need a large group, just two people isn't nearly as fun. Probably around Noon till when we had to take off at 1:30 is when the party started so to speak. The band started playing, we were all singing and dancing together. I'm guessing it's customary to dance on the tables and benches during while the bands played because young and old everyone was up there singing their hearts out. We of course didn't know any of the words but still attempted to chime in when we could. Also, I think All germans and most tourists were dressed in the traditional lederhosen and the girls were in the dresses. They were all adorable and funny.

 We were having a lot of fun with our new friends but the train waits for nobody and we still had to hike back to our hotel and get our luggage. So we said our good byes and exchanged our e-mails for pictures and took off for the train.

I'd have to say that I loved hanging out at Oktoberfest. No matter what, there is something for everyone to do. You can participate as little or as much as you want, and people watching is outstanding where ever you turn. I think we will definitely go again next year with all our friends.