Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany, 2007

Oktoberfest was on my mind, but not on the initial itenary. The travel agent mentioned that all hotels were booked and anything we can find would be extremely expensive. So, when we had one extra day after the bike tour, we jumped on the opportunity. About 40Euro, 70 minute train ride, we are in Munich. Another 10 minutes walk, we are in the middle of Oktoberfest, 2007.

The sound and the smell on the fairground reminded me of a traveling fair; hotdogs, pretzels, ferris wheels, puke inducing rides. But, beyond the usual fairground staples, massive tents poked through. Tents, more like giant wooden barns with local brewery names and colors occupied majority of the fairground.

It's took some doing to get into one of the tents. We gave up on finding a seat within the second we walked in. The humanity that filled that tent. Men and women, beer and more beer. Of course, we had to join in. Even though the beer cost twice as much. But, gosh darn it, we drank a beer at the real Oktoberfest!

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