2014 Oktoberfest, National Harbor

Jonathan getting his German dance on...

Usain Bolt celebrates Puma deal at Oktoberfest - The Local

Usain Bolt celebrates Puma deal at Oktoberfest - The Local


who says Jamaicans don't like Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest 2013

Is that your your girl?

Oktoberfest 2013: reinkommen ins Schottenhamelzelt

This could be you and me in German woman form.  They do look just as excited as we get while there....

Salzburg, Austria: Hohensalzburg Fortress and Mönchsberg

Munich, Germany: Hofbräuhaus

Munich, Germany: Imperial Grandeur in the Residenz

Schwangau, Germany: Neuschwanstein Castle

Rothenburg, Germany: Romantic Medieval Town

Munich, Germany: The Old Center and Viktualienmarkt

Rothenburg, Germany: Medieval Wonders

Web Cams

For some reason I cant imbed the webcam images so here is the link

http://www.theoktoberfest.com/HTML/webcams/index.html

Day trip site

Just found this informative Munich day trip site.  It gives all sorts of information on where to go and how long by train to get there.  Take a look at the bottom of the page.  Not saying we have to but its nice to know we can.... 

http://www.bigboytravel.com/europe/germany/munich/topdaytrips

Oktoberfest training

Question

So the question is sense we are thinking of staying an extra day, would we like to take a day trip outside of Munich via car and stay the night somewhere? It does not need to be Rothenburg but maybe something just as wonderful.... There is advantages and disabantages to taking to the road.

Advantages-
Come and go when you please
Stop in little towns on the way if we like
The freedom and excitement of the open road

Disadvantages-
Cost of petrol
Traffic
Drinking
Possability of getting lost

Again this is just me thinking out loud.  I do like th idea of heading out on the open road but I can also see that it has its limitations

So to recap

Where to go?
How long to stay there?
And how to get there?

Oktoberfest 50 years ago

Oktoberfest (in Color)

OKTOBERFEST Munich, Germany~september 2012~

Official Oktoberfest beer mug unveiled

I love this Pic

OKTOBERFEST 2012

Oktoberfest! Very unOfficial Guide (Part 1)

Dog Beers

19.07.2013 Oktoberfest Aufbau - 5. Wiesnaufbau Tag (Freitag)

The building has begun.

Wife Material

Oktoberfest: Bier her, Bier her! Knochenjob Wiesn-Bedienung - Welt der W...

Its in German but i like it just the same.

The Beer of Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest Prost!

Oktoberfest 2013, Munich, everything you need to know

Pork Knuckle

A must have while at Oktoberfest.

Lonely Planet review for Bergwolf

At this favourite pit stop for night owls, the poison of choice is Currywurst, a sliced spicy sausage provocatively dressed in a curried ketchup and best paired with a pile of crisp fries. Hangover prevention at its tastiest.

Augustiner Keller München

A must!

PROST

This is why we fell in love with Oktoberfest on our first trip in 2008.

Tring to hold it together.

I think I can, I think I can, hold it down.

Prost

Oktoberfest 2011 Drinking Team

   Training has allready begun for 2014.

It's my Beer.

Andechs - Klosterkirche (+ hl. Kapelle & Klostertrakt)

This is a video of the Benedictine monastery and church.  Looks very nice.  I'm in!!

Augustiner Keller München

A Must!!

Augustiner Keller München

First place to have a beer in Munich!  A must!!!

Pork Knuckle.

 
                                            Are youe ready for an authentic German meal.

Possible day trip during Oktoberfest visit 2014.

                          
                                                        KLOSTER ANDECHS


                    Head for the mountain! The sacred mountain, the sacred mountain of beer!
                             The “Heliger Berg” (meaning Sacred Mountain in German)

Upon it sits Kloster Andechs, a millennium-old Benedictine monastery and church.
The place of pilgrimage rises above the lovely Ammersee (Lake Ammer) about 40kms south-west of central Munich. But the main reason for going there is the 3,500-seat beer garden and restaurant which surround the church. The monk-brewed libation is considered one of Germany’s finest.
To top it off, there are great views of the lake and surrounds from the top of the hill. All in all it's an excellent spot to while away an afternoon.

You Grabbed His Nut Sack!

List of activities we know we want to hit during our tip

Hit the bier tents at the Oktoberfest for bier and food.

Grab a bier and food at the Augustiner Keller Beer Garden.

Bike around the Englischer Garten and stop for a bire and foood at the Chinese Tower.

Visit the hofbrauhaus for a bier and food.

"WOW" What a trend

Munich Webcams

This such a cool link http://www.toytowngermany.com/wiki/Munich_webcams

Best Oktoberfest news website

This site has the most updates on whats happening at The Fest!!!  Worth taking a look and bookmarking...

http://blog.insidersoktoberfest.com/#!/2013/04/fruhlingsfest-munich-2013.html

Mini Fest!!!

Fruhlingsfest Munich 2013


Often referred to as the Oktoberfest's "little sister", the Munich Fruhlingsfest begins next weekend.

Here you will find a festival similar to the Oktoberfest but on a smaller scale. there are rides and entertainment, small side stalls offering quick snacks and food and 3 large beer tents.

The 3 large tents are the Hippodrom, the Festhalle Bayernland and the Munchner Weissbiergarten, all offering seating for several thousand guests, live music and delicious Bavarian food.

Oktoberfest Logo 2013

Not bad but we have seen better...

The Pope has a hart time job.

Drink Beer and go in peace my son.

Sinka

That was the name of the waitress for Auginstiner Keller...

Oktoberfest chicken recipe or Wiesn Hendl recipe is a very famous Oktoberfest recipe. Large amount of hendl is consumed during the Oktoberfest festival which is held in Munich, Germany every year. The Germany Oktoberfest is a spectacular 16-day celebration which is held from late September to early October and the Oktoberfest plays a very important role in the Bavarian culture. Hendl is an Austro-Bavarian word for chicken and wiesn hendl recipe or Oktoberfest roast chicken recipe is one of the many famous Oktoberfest recipes. Wiesn hendl showcases delicious whole chicken being slowly roasted on gas grills and basted with butter which is usually eaten with brezeln (pretzel) and beer. This Bavarian-style roasted chicken is a famous Oktoberfest food.


Ingredients for Oktoberfest chicken recipe

• 1 whole 1.5 kg chicken
• 60 g butter
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• a pinch of ground black pepper

How to make Oktoberfest Chicken / How to make Wiesn Hendl

• preheat oven to 195°C
• add salt and pepper to both the inside and outside part of the chicken
• rub evenly so that salt and pepper is spread evenly
• add butter to chicken
• rub butter evenly
• rinse parsley with running water
• dry with absorbent towel
• chop the fresh parsley
• transfer parsley to a mixing bowl
• add a small quantity of butter to parsley
• mix evenly as per the Oktoberfest chicken recipe
• stuffed parsley mixture into the chicken
• brush some butter on the chicken
• sprinkle some salt on the chicken
• put chicken breast-side up on a roasting tray
• put chicken into oven as per the wiesn hendl recipe
• cooked for one hour or until the chicken becomes golden brown
• remember to baste chicken regularly using the fat from the tray
• serve wiesn hendl with brezeln and beer

The Catholic Church Loves Oktoberfest

I will go to Hell for this but If Church was like this I would go every Sunday.
God Bless the HOLY FATHER.
PROST.

Augustiner Keller München

New Tent Reservations - By Chugger

Oktoberfest Tent Reservation 2013

I don't know what the current rules are, but they are changing, and from what I see, they are actually redoing the number of reserved tables. This should mean it would be somewhat easier to find a table.

Here's the new rules; again, I don't know the old rules:

There have been some changes to the availability of reservations at the Oktoberfest that will become effective in 2013, reducing the number of tables that can be reserved prior to visiting the tents:

On weekdays, one quarter of the tables cannot be reserved;
on Saturday, Sunday and 3rd October (German national holiday) half of the tables cannot be reserved through 3 pm, after 3 pm on Saturday, Sunday and 3rd October 35 percent of the tables cannot be reserved