Oktoberfest 2011- A festival like nothing else in the world :)

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September 19th 2011

Published: September 25th 2011

This amazing tradition started back in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of prince Ludwig I and princess Therese. Everyone enjoyed the celebration so much they decided to continue it every year and now 201 years later we are still celebrating. Oktoberfest is surprisingly mostly in September because the weather is better. They can still legitimately call it Oktoberfest though, because it will alway... Read Full Entry

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Carolyn Fowle

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rain and lederhosen!

Hearts

Field trip!

wish I went to school in Munich! Field trips to Oktoberfest? what educational benefits does this provide? who cares! it's so cool!

Outside a tent

Drindl

Outside another tent

remember-- all of these tents are packed!

Beer!

drindls and rain... not a great mix

it was freezing for the first 3 days of Oktoberfest! I felt so bad for all the women wearing drindls!

Aufwiedersehen!

26th September 2011

Calvin M. Fowle
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Nice
We enjoyed your blog and pictures of Octoberfest! Love, Dad & Mom

28th November 2011

Mary
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Well I must say too funny the person swimming in the puddle lol good thing you didn't join them and show them hows it really done haha. Those kids are soo lucky! Thats an awsome field trip! Maybe we should just live and raise our kids in Germany? lol its possible. Those beers look delious lol great size! and yes I would not wish to wash all those either haha That is an awsome view from that ferris wheel. And I can see why that guy won best dress wink wink hehe. And yes! we should all start planning a trip to Germany for oktoberfest that would be such an epic journey ^_^

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