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Subject: Oktoberfest

Author:
Heaves

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Date Posted: 09:10:52 09/27/12 Thu

So far Kate and I have gone three times -- twice on Saturday and once last night. It truly is the most wonderful of times.

On Saturday, we cracked open a beer at 10:30 and drank on our way to the fest. In Germany it's perfectly acceptable (and legal) to drink in public-- on the streets, in the subway, wherever! We got to the festing grounds and watched the opening parade before making a dash to one of the smaller tents. A smaller tent only holds 400-500 people. Larger tents hold between 6,000-10,0000 people. But we would have had to get up super early to get a spot in one of the larger, more popular tents on opening day. Anyways, we got into the tent we wanted which is known for its chicken. The chicken did not disappoint. We stayed for about 2 hours before we were asked to leave since the table had a 2:00 reservation (not for us). That was just enough time to have 2 Mas (2 liters of brew). We left the fest shortly after to change and get ready for the evening. (Read: Kate needed to change out of her dirndl). This was probably a good thing considering how much we consumed later that night.

We had a 6:30 reservation at another small tent with my boss, his wife, and 2 others. I was sober by this point but not feeling any beer lull from the 4 hour break. My boss looooooves Oktoberfest...and beer! We all get hammered. We each had 4 Mas and 2 shots of schnapps (bleh!). I could have done without the shots as I'm pretty sure they weren't needed. By the end of the night, the entire tent had people standing on their tables and/or seats singing to various old German songs...and "Country Roads"! I can only imagine what the scene is like in the big tents...which I got to experience a little last night.

Last night we went to one of the large tents after work, but we were too late to get a seat. Just from what I saw while inside though, it is a must. It's a complete shit show (duh!). We were able to get some beers at one of the beer gardens outside. I gobbled up 2 delicious brats as well, which added a nice element to my farts this morning.

Tomorrow I'm taking off from work and we are going to one of the big tents around noon-- to the Shottenhamel (http://goo.gl/8OiYO). We should be able to stay there all night if we are able to last. I will probably go once more next week, maybe twice more. More to report this weekend!

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