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By Los Conquistadores
October 5th 2008

So I said to myself: Self..

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Lindau

Funnypants

Hello, We are in a village in Southern Germany near Lake Constance right now, which is on the Swiss/German/Austrian border. We went to Oktoberfest last night, so pardon any spelling or grammatical mistakes. After Austria we travelled by train up to a town in Germany called Offenburg. We had not notified anybody that we were going to be in the area, and we arrived somewhat late and were unable to contact anybody by telephone, so we were left with two choices: we could sleep in the station, where the weather is about 40 F, or we could go to the hotel. [View Full Entry]

By Lorena Maria Barcelona
October 5th 2008

Oktoberfest: Prost!

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Oktoberfest
The festival grounds at Oktoberfest!

Guten Tag (hello!) So some adults may be a little disappointed in my weekend adventure to Germany, but I can't lie, it was one of the best times I've ever had! My friends and I flew to Munich, Germany over the weekend to celebrate the last weekend of Oktoberfest where I met people from practically all over the world! I could not have picked a better place to learn about culture while drinking liters of great beer! Oktoberfest is the world's largest fair and was celebrating its 175th anniversary. Basically, it's one huge fair with at least a hundred carnival rides [View Full Entry]

By bangers
October 5th 2008

The Last of Europe!

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Oktoberfest
I never got to eat this cookie.

Well we now had a few more days in Munich, which meant another night at Oktoberfest! Sunday was the last day of Oktoberfest, so i felt obliged to dress up for the occasion. Nicky could only join us for half the day so it meant that there was a spare Lederhosen lying around with my name on it! That day i bought a hat and shirt to top off the outfit, and Kell borrowed one of Susan's traditional jackets! Nicky had some connections and got us a free lunch at a reserved table, then we hit the rides to see how [View Full Entry]

By JJfromNJ
October 5th 2008

Oktoberfest, Part Zwei

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Fenerbahce
The Fenerbahce match

For my last day in Istanbul, I headed over to the Asian side via ferry. I had no idea how to get to the stadium for the Fenerbahce match, nor did I have a ticket. After stepping off the ferry I asked two guys in Fenerbahce jerseys about the whereabouts of the stadium and they took me under their wing. First, the took me to a reliable place to get a ticket at close to face value. Then we got some beers and I met a bunch of Turks who were entralled that there was an American going to see their [View Full Entry]

By Magicleaf
October 5th 2008

Castle Facination

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Neuschwanstein

Neuschwanstein Castle
Inspiration of Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle

It was a perfect fall weather for hiking although the hike to Neuschwanstein was steep, not easy. After climbing the hills, the ultimate fairy-tale castle stood there welcoming our arrival. "Wow" was the word I used when I saw the castle. This is where a fantasy did come true. The romantic castle was build by King Ludwig II from 1869-1886. The construction stopped with the king's death, and it was never completed furnished. We hiked further to Marienbruke to marvel at King Ludwig's castle, just as he did hundreds of years ago. Looking at this beautiful landscape, I quickly forgot that [View Full Entry]

By Mr Leeds United
October 5th 2008

Prost to Oktoberfest!

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Welcome to Oktoberfest!
The entrance to the huge site

So after 2 relaxing weeks in Italy, it was back to work, which I was looking forward to from the money side of things. And at the end of my first week back, it was my birthday. The big 2 - 5. But there was no time for a quarter life crisis (and why would I need one?!) as I had drinks on Friday night to celebrate, before crawling into bed around 5am, only to wake up at 8.30am for the first of two full days at a Hapkido Skills Seminar. Needless to say, at the end of Sunday, I was [View Full Entry]

By Lewi 21
October 5th 2008

Oktoberfest

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Well what can I say. It started off dazed and confused and it did not get much better, but god it was good. We arrived into Munich at 6.45am. We took our time getting off the train, as did Sarah and Eliza. During the night Laura (also Granada and Iso) got onto the train in the middle of Slovenia, somewhere with her new found friend Hayley. These two were even slower getting off the train and told by the conductor to hurry up before it left. This panic led to the fatal error on Laura’s behalf, not looking over your Cabin [View Full Entry]

By dreamscometrue
October 4th 2008

A day in Füssen

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Fussen

Going to FÃ¼ssen
Oct. 4th 2008

I spent the Saturday with shopping and photographing in Füssen. Although the weather was a little disaster ;) [View Full Entry]

By Traveling Coffee Addict
October 4th 2008

Oktoberfest!!!

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Smallest room ever
5 people shared this tiny room, please picture four of us lying sideways and one on the floor.

So what can I say about Oktoberfest other than crazy. Seriously crazy. Molly, Daisy, John and I left for Bavaria on Thursday night taking a nine-hour bus ride from Florence to Munich. Now this bus ride could have been more interesting if was taken during the day, instead though we went through the night. Leaving at 9pm and arriving at our Hotel at around 6 am. Ashley and I purchased the room in August and assumed we would be able to cut the cost by inviting our three friends to stay with us... Probably one of the most interesting sleeping arrangements [View Full Entry]

By Magicleaf
October 4th 2008

Munich

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Oktoberfest

It is kind of hard to completely recall my Munich experience since I was under the alcohol influence quite a lot. Here is a list of things we did: *Oktoberfest *Self-guided Munich historic walking tour with a lot detour to cafes *Visited Hofbrauhas at 10:00 am *Experience "The Best of Life is Wurst" ( I think this is a catchy line from an Australian commercial according to this guy we met in Munich). I definitely had more than enough sausages during my stay in Munich than previous 2 years combined. *Drink some more beer?! [View Full Entry]

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