Suds and Cuds at Oktoberfest in Munich
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Oktoberfest is a serious German beer drinking festival in Munich. Perhaps this explains why, despite the name, most of the festival actually occurs in September instead of October. More than a few travelers find this date quandary out the hard way each year.
The festival in 2008 will be held starting the third week of September. The specific dates are September 20th till the 5th day of October. It is also vital that you realize you need tickets to get in. No tickets, no beer, pretzels or...beer!
With most festivals, you only know they start on a certain date. Not Oktoberfest in Munich. The mayor comes out to tap the first barrel of beer and does so to a 12 gun salute! The drinking starts, but a Bierliechen is not what you want to become.
Locals that watch tourists pass out year after year refer to these lightweights as Bierleichen, which translates into beer corpses. If this should happen to you, you will find yourself waking up the next morning surrounded in a soft white glow. Relax, you have not gone to heaven.
Once you are down and out from consuming adult beverages, you will be collected. You German hosts will haul you off to a medical tent where you will be checked out and steps will be taken to return you to the living again.
Of course, there will be plenty of food to keep your belly full, so there is really no need to visit the ethereal tent. From sausage to ox tails there is something for everyone. Vegetarians can even enjoy large, soft, pretzels.
Due to noise problems, Oktoberfest is no longer the all day beer rampage it used to be. The action does not get rolling until after six in the evening these days. That is okay. You can slowly get into the mood by hanging out outside before hand with thousands of others.
Oktoberfest days are filled with a much more diverse crowd. From young kids to the elderly, you will see everyone enjoying a more relaxed pace and softer music. Whether you are there to inhale beer or enjoy the full day, Oktoberfest is something you have to do at least once.
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