So, we hopped on a train to Munich, not knowing what to expect, and braved not only the city itself, but its most famous and infamous institution: Oktoberfest. There is really not much to say, I think, except Oktoberfest can be fun, we didn't get robbed, and we escaped OK, and people in Austria hate Oktoberfest and find it a disgusting idea. I am of the personal opinion that the largest beer party in the world must have some merits. Agree to disagree. While there we saw a few interesting things: a man who sat with us and told us he is "not a nationalist at all, but when it comes to beer he is," who claimed to have had twelve beers at Oktoberfest one year. (I believe it). A Sixteen year old's first Oktoberfest, at
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