One thing I love about the Wies'n (which is what the Munich locals call Oktoberfest) is that it brings us visitors from all over. This year it was B's cousin A from the US, the B Family from Prague and my PT and his friends from Colorado.
The very first weekend of the Fest brought us two sets of visitors. With Cousin A and the 2 kids of the B family, we had a full house. Not that we were in it much as we spent most of our time at the Theresienwiese, the name of the official grounds. Since the kids are all still too little to enjoy the beer served inside the tents, we planned our visit for before lunch so that we could sample some traditional snacks and ride a few rides before the adults headed back that evening for a proper Oktoberfest experience.
MadHatter and Stinkerbell with O (Stinkerbell's bestie from Prague) and J.
Stinkerbell is up there - it is her all-time favorite!
Even the big kids got in on the rides.
A must!
Back home we quickly changed into our own festive outfits and ordered the kids a pizza for dinner. We said goodbye and made our way back to our final tent for the day.
We had a private table at this tent.
(A picture from earlier in the day before it even opened).
Prost!
A snap of the capacity crowd.
When they finally sang "Angels" by Robbie Williams (I don't know why, but that is the song that closes the night) we were exhausted but not ready to call it a night. We walked just off of the grounds (they kick you off at 11) and hit up the afterparty for a short while. When our feet started complaining too loudly, we grabbed the train home and settled in and dreamed of all of the fun we had at Munich's biggest party.
The next weekend, I was back at it again. This time with my Physical Therapist from Breckenridge. E, his brother, and a few friends were traveling through Europe to celebrate his 30th birthday. (Just typing that made me feel old). And when your 30th falls during Oktoberfest you make sure you are in Munich to hit it up. I snapped a few pictures but only got one of us all together so it will have to do. You'll just have to imagine the fun we had singing along and dancing on the tables. Visitors always make the experience so much more fun!
And yes, they make me look small!
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