Bread is liquid in Bavaria.
I am a lucky girl. I live 4 train stations away from the most gigantic folk festival of the world. It takes only 15 min by train to get there from my home. This party of the superlative takes place every year on the Bavarian Wiesn.
Fred the Sailorman looked just like Popeye, the comic hero. He was always smoking some horrible stuff. His flat was all yellowish from top to bottom due to his nonstop chainsmoking activities. He was born in Hamburg (Northern Germany). After many years sailing around the world, once retired, he spent the third part of his life in Bavaria (Bayern). That’s where I met him. I became his neighbor. Same flight. Across the corridor. He couldn’t stand the Bayrish dialect, which was easy to understand since he spoke academic German. To people living in Northern Germany, Bavarian citizens appear like they are peasants, which they aren’t, of course. Otherwise, I’d be one myself, which I am not.
Although he loves drinking beer so much he hated Oktoberfest. Too loud and too many people for his taste. He was right about that. If you feel like meditating, don’t go to the Oktoberfest. Not a chance of quietness there.
But can you imagine somebody living almost 20 years 20 min by train from Oktoberfest and never having set foot on the Wiesn? Fred was the guy who did it.
Schuhplattler by Kohlrösl-Buam Gitschtal (Austria)
Touring The Wiesn
To be a full success, Oktoberfest must be real loud. You’ll even hear your heart pounding like hell through the powerful screams of the visitors to this fantastic fair if you ride the big roller coasters.
Happy stay to all visitors to Munich,
a beautiful city in Southern Germany and my hometown !
Tags: bavaria, beer, brasserie, bräuerei, fair, fête de la bière, germany, liquid bread, munich, oktoberfest, reinheitsgebot, tradition
September 19, 2008 at 11:35 pm |
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September 20, 2008 at 1:03 am |
[...] Although he loves drinking beer so much he hated Oktoberfest. Too loud and too many people for his taste. He was right about that. If you feel like meditating, don’t go to the Oktoberfest. Not a chance of quietness there. …Original post by mclearskin [...]
September 29, 2008 at 7:33 pm |
I`m going there on rainy thursday morning. Hendlbraterei Wildmoser. Thanks for advice.
October 1, 2008 at 9:24 pm |
Yeah well… brings back memories. I didn’t enjoy Oktoberfest as everyone else, but for sure had a good time.
Nice post
October 3, 2008 at 6:36 am |
Hi guys, I was there on Tuesday with a friend. We had Steckerlfish (the barbecued mackerel was delicious), Brezn and bier.
Tuesday is Kids’ day. Many prices are supposed to be lowered by 50% on that day. But very few stands offered that discount. Oktoberfest is no longer a folk festival as such. It’s become a perfect money making machine. Too bad for kid-friendly families. Exaggerated prices are for sure the reason why I did not see so many kids there.
May 2, 2010 at 8:39 am |
Some hyips are great paying program. I can’t say anything bad.