After spending a couple of great days in London we finally arrived in Munich ready to celebrate the 200th anniversary in style! Having been to Oktoberfest in Stuttgart I had an idea of what to expect. The best way to describe what it’s like is to picture a state fair or carnival and add beer tents!
Each beer tent has its own unique style and most are named after breweries such as Hofbrau or Paulaner. After a brief stint in the Paulaner and Lowenbrau tents we ended up in the Hippodrom.
Each beer tent seats thousands of people. If you don’t have a reservation make sure and get there early enough to get a good spot. We got there around 2p and sat next to a group of people from Liverpool. One of the cool things is that you’re always sitting with a big group of people. All the steins are 1 liter and have a high alcohol %. After downing a few you inevitable find yourself dancing on the benches. During the day it’s more traditional german music with tubas and accordians but at night it gets crazy. The bands play everything from Abba to John Denver and I’m sure there’s some David Hasselhof mixed in. Unfortunately the Hippodrom didn’t let us dance until 9p but when they did it was crazy! We met people from everywhere. Germany, New Zealand, Seattle and more. Picture 5000 people dancing on the benches and singing everything in drunk unison. It was great!
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