Hello, or as they say here in München...Gruß Gott, which directly translates to "Greeting God". And so to Oktoberfest, the biggest Volksfest (folks festival) in the world. And yes, with it now done and dusted, I can confirm it is...or should I say that I would find it hard to believe there is something bigger out there! It is held on a 100 acre park land only a 10 minute bicycle ride from my apartment. This is an important fact as my apartment happens to be in the centre of Munich. Oktoberfest is simply mind-blowing. It was reported on the last Saturday of the 16 day festival that over 600,000 people were in attendance. Yep....all just in one day (and I wasn't even there...or maybe I was...I can't remember, actually yes I was definitely there......I think).
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