Oktoberfest Photos in the Schottenhamel Tent in Munich Germany
Posted by Juliette Kopecky on Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 09:36 AM
I can't believe it's October already. The leaves are starting to change, and I love the crispness in the air. This time last year, Michael and I went to Munich, Germany to celebrate Oktoberfest. It was an amazing trip, filled with food, site-seeing and, of course, plenty of beer. We went with a group of my classmates and spent a couple of extra days there to do some site-seeing on our own.
Oktoberfest was nothing like I imagined. We really don't have an equivalent to it in the U.S. The festival is celebrated in a huge fairgrounds area. There's carnival rides, food stands, games and of course, the beer tents. There's about 10 different beer tents in varying sizes, the largest holding about 10,000 people. We spent the day in the Schottenhamel beer tent, which was filled with plenty of locals, many dressed in the traditional garb of dirndls and lederhosen. Beer was certainly flowing, and served up in 1 liter mugs.
In the Schottenhamel tent, enjoying some early morning beers.
The view in the Schottenhamel tent.
Cheers!
1 liter v. .33 liter beer
More beers at Hofbrauhaus.
Pork knuckle. An interesting choice.
Traditional German meal.