Oktoberfest 2009 – collage

About this photo.
This is a collection of images I have taken using my iphone and borrowed from the friendly digital world.

‘Before a few’ (top down):
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The festival parade representing the beer produces and the like responsible for the event.
Thousands upon thousands of stores sell heart shaped gingerbread biscuits for friends, to eat or to give to a potential date.
Horses carry many carts containing barrels of beer.
A man on the train kind enough to let me take a photo of him.
Pushing the beer barrels onto the carts.
The traditional first tap of the beer keg to officially start the beer flowing for the event. Often done by a famous person or the major (in this case).
Traditional footwear for the lads and paraders.
One of the many theme park style rides available for the not so drunk and kids.

During a few (top down):
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The many dressed up girls of which many wear their expensive dirndls.
One of the bands that was on break and decided to get up on the tables and chuck in a few songs. Each tent has a few bands that play constantly throughout the day and night with songs perfect to sing a long to, both old and new.
My ‘bretzel’ (similar to pretzel) that was helping me drink the 2 Mass (1 L beers) that I had on the day (the whole chicken also helped).
Some of the food that the many waitresses carried throughout the tents. Most trays had up to 8 meals on them!
A traditional ‘Prost’ or cheers.

After a LOT (top down)
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The lights of the rides and tents at night.
The drinking games?
Pissoir = Pissing wall
The not so traditional dresses (it says in lip stick ‘I fcuked Jack’).
The many drunk lads that are happy to sleep against a wall or in the park (see below)
The packed tents and ‘beer participants’ happy to sing, dance, prost and all while standing on the tables!
Me.. wondering if I’ll make it. (FYI I did and even went swing dancing afterwards!…. but I couldn’t have done it without the chicken!)