Ziggy Zoggy Ziggy Zoggy Oye Oye Oye

Roll out the barrel, roll out the barrel of fun. I wanted to make it to Oktoberfest last year but we started planning too late. This year, we made it happen. And I am so glad we did. What a great time. Dena and I left Geneva on Thursday afternoon on Sept. 18 and flew to Munich. You may be surprised that Oktoberfest starts in September but I has started the last week in September for a while now but goes on for a few weeks and ends in the month of October. We met Madeline and her boyfriend Reid in the Munich airport and hopped on a train to Germisch. We stayed with family friends the Pratts in Germisch and are so thankful for their great hospitality. Friday we spent time getting to know the town of Germisch, then on Saturday morning we all got dressed up on our traditional German outfits and we all boarded the 9am train for Munich. The Pratts sent us along with some friends of theirs that have been to Oktoberfest a few times before so we would be with some people who knew what they were doing. We arrived at the fairgrounds and made our way to the beer garden where we would stake our claim to 3 tables. We were not able to get into a tent but we still had a great time. The beer started flowing at noon and went on until I cant remember. Beers bigger than your head and bitter beer maids. We had to pace ourselves so we didn't get burned out too early. Oktoberfest is like a huge party and carnival. The brewers from Munich really take pride in their beer and their tents. I had an old German guy question why I was wearing lederhosen and I just responded, why not? There were plenty of different outfits and lots of interesting people there. At some point in the evening we gathered ourselves and made our way back to the train station to head back to Germisch. We could not make it too much of a late night since we had to catch a 9am train the next day to Salzburg. The Pratts picked us up at the train station and were impressed with how well we controlled ourselves. Oktoberfest was the best party I have ever been to and I cant wait to go back again.