Oktoberfest

I know I said I’d post about my travels on the other page, but I thought Oktoberfest deserved a blog post of it’s own 🙂

It all started (not so bright) and early with a 3:30am wake up to ensure I made my 6am flight, which I for some reason thought was a great idea when I booked 5 months ago. Unfortunately, with the new metro being in the final stages of its development, public transport was hard to come by between my stop and the airport at 4 in the morning. So in a panic I downloaded the first taxi app that came up, and an 8 minute drive (and $25 check) later, I had safely arrived at check in.

Surprisingly, we did it! The 5:30am wake up was rough but we were in line by 7am awaiting the opening at 9. As soon as the gates opened hundreds tried storming in with the security guards pushing back to keep us somewhat orderly, but really it was every man for himself. We sprinted to HB, found a table and then ordered the obligatory giant pretzel and liter drink.

After catching up with school friends from all over Europe we decided to venture out of the tent and explore the grounds a little. I don’t even know how to describe it, and the photos do it no justice either. The grounds seemed to continue on forever, with the paths lined with everything from crepes and waffles to giant swings and ferris wheels.

On Sunday we were lucky enough to book a table at a traditional German tent, which was much much calmer than the ‘American’ one we spent Saturday in. We actually managed to order a meal and had fun sitting and eating while watching the live band in the center of the tent. At the end of the day we had time for one last loop around Oktoberfest before heading to the airport to catch our flights home.