Oktoberfest - Munich, Gemany

I was pleasantly surprised by Oktoberfest in Munich!!! It definitely was not as much of a drunk fest as I thought it was going to be - it was much more family oriented. Of course, if you had a seat and a table in a beer tent, there was hard core drinking going on there. But if you were not in a beer tent and were just walking around the fair grounds, it was actually very difficult to find an alcoholic beverage. The fairgrounds were filled with amusement park rides, games, fun houses, etc. During the day, there were lots of children...it was very fun.

I loved the traditional costumes. The Germans seem to be very proud of their heritage, and most everyone is wearing a traditional costume, the young and the old.

The drive from Aarhus to Munich was a long one...we left Thursday night and drove through the night. We arrived around 8am Friday morning. We were with a pretty great group! It was myself, Rachel, Anne, Mathias, Kanne, Mads and Soeren. On Friday, the girls went sightseeing through Munich as the actual Oktoberfest did not open until Saturday morning...

My camera was a casualty of the weekend, so luckily my friend Anne gave me copies of the pictures she had taken.

As a whole, it was a great time, and I would definitely go back!

The two hour car ride back from the border (Flensburg, Germany) to Aarhus was awful when we came home. 7 of us crammed into one car, and Rachel and I shared the front seat for 2 hours.

The boys watching a soccer match in our hotel room

My gangsta impersonation. The guy next to us is a German guy who was a security guard at the fun house that Rachel and I frequented. He took us out on Sunday night after Oktoberfest closed.

Anne and Soeren

Our security friend handcuffed me

This was the greatest part of the whole Oktoberfest. The fast spinning tunnel thing in the fun house!

Anne

This random drunk Italian guy named Fillipo was hanging out with us and making out with all kinds of girls - we saw him make out with 3 girls within a matter of 2 hours

Me, Rachel, Mads, Kanne, Soeren and Mathias

Walking through the park, people passed out - notice the guy on the ground, behind the bench, by the car

Passed out Heidi

In the beer tents

The neverending line at the bathroom...but it went so quickly!

Waiting in line to fill up liters of beer

Part of the opening parade