Sunday, November 15, 2009

Muenchen

Das ist me mit Mr.Smith

The main BMW headquarters. Being that I am obsessed with BMW I really wanted to go to the main BMW headquarters and the BMW museum and I did both! Since BMW is made in Bavaria and Mercedes is made in Baden-Wittemburg, the state next to Bavaria, there is somewhat of a rivalry between BMW and Mercedes. I was glad to be in Bavaria where people love BMW and loathe Mercedes.
The Glockenspiel in Marienplatz, which is the focal point of Munich and is at the center of the city. All Bavarian cities have a Glockenspiel in the center of the city.

A german guy chugging a liter of beer. This man was on his second liter. Most of the people that come to Oktoberfest wear the traditional lederhosen
I liebe Deutschland. ich habe stehen in Deutschland for 5 jahre mit meine familie. Muenchen ist meine Stad.
OKTOBERFEST
One of the main reasons we went to Germany was to go to and celebrate Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival held during the last weeks of September and the first few weeks of October and it is the world’s biggest fair. Oktoberfest celebrates Bavarian culture and Bavaria as a whole. Oktoberfest is comparable to a state fair where they have rides, good food, and different things to see. Nevertheless, the main focal point of the fest is approximately 20 massive tents sponsored by a certain Bavarian beer where they serve beer and Bavarian food. Since about six million people attend this event every year we thought we should get there fairly early to make sure we got a spot. So we arrived at about 8 in the morning and got in line for the tent that was most lively. We ended up at Hacker and Pschorr, which is one of the biggest tents and is know as the heaven of the Bavarians or Himmel der Bayern in German. We sat at a table with some Germans students that were studying in Hamburg in Northern Germany. We were at that tent from about 10 in the morning to about 5 at night. So after several hours of drinking we drunkenly decided to go to the BMW headquarters and then we returned to the same tent until Oktoberfest closed at 11pm. Oktoberfest was one of the most fun experiences I have ever had in my life. It was fun to meet new people, brink Bavarian beer and experience Bavarian culture. I most definitely want to make it back to Munich for another Oktoberfest in the future.




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