Oktoberfest! Prost!

Let me just say that Oktoberfest was insane! Everything I expected and more. The maßs of beer, the people dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing, the insane amount of people from eveywhere, and of course, my favorite, everyone there was trashed. :)

We left Grenoble on Friday night and woke up in Munich the next day. We got into the Oktoberfest area at about 10. By then, it was a little too late to get into the tents, but the beer gardens were still filling up. So, we got into the Hofbräuhaus beer garden. About 8 of us got a table, thanks to Sebastian, who is from Munich and can speak German. :) Thanks, Sebi. Hofbräu beer was delicious. I think I drank about 2-3 liters that morning. Shenanigans and antics were happening everywhere. At one point, a bunch of our guys and I decided to dance on the table with their pants and shirts off. Oh! There was also this lady sitting behind us. She was definitely a cougar and definitely hitting on us. She even gave me a kiss. Eek. She was just decent though, so I didn't want anything to do with that. :)

Even in the beer garden, the atmopshere was amazing. Everyone's singing. People were dancing. Everyone was singing the two most famous Oktoberfest songs, Ein Prosit and Allee. I heard "Prost!" a lot, which is "Cheers" in German. We stayed in the beer garden probably until 2-3 in the afternoon. I got this fucking delicious chicken for lunch. Money spent on the morning: 40 euros. 30 for the 3 liters of beer, 10 for the chicken.

After the beer garden, a bunch of us went to see the city of Munich. This was the time for everyone to sober up. Haha. It's a really beautiful city. It's very modern. Sebastian showed us around for a bit. Then, we went to the Royal Garden and relaxed there until the evening. We then grabbed something quick for dinner (I got kebabs for 5 euros) and we went back to Oktoberfest. This time, 5 of us, Antonia, Josefin, Carlos, Matteo, and I waited in line for the tent, Hofbräuhaus festzelt. We actually got in after waiting for about a half hour. I was absolutely stunned by the sight inside the tent. I thought the beer gardens were insane, but inside the tents, it was epic. It was very decorated, with a lot of plants. It was really nice inside, aside from the masses of broken glasses, liters of beer spilled on the ground, the sweat in the air, and dirt/grim/disgusting on the ground. We got to a table and drank more. I probably had another 3 liters. Once again, trashed. The band was amazing and played real well. They played mostly popular songs. Everyone went insane when they played, "We are the Champions." Between each song, they played, Ein Prosit. It was so much fun. We danced. Sang. Drank our little hearts out. It was truly amazing. After this, things got a little hazy. Thankfully, I was able to find the bus and pass out.

What a day. Oktoberfest! I have to do it again.