I had a great time at Oktoberfest last year so this year Shannon wanted to see what the fun was all about. This year we made it in for the opening ceremony which features a parade that brings the kegs in on horse drawn carts. The climax of the ceremony is when the mayor of Munich cracks open the first keg of the festival and the fun can begin.
Our first day we toured a couple of tents and ended up meeting some Swedish revelers who we hung out with the rest of the night.
Our second day we took a tour of the Dachau concentration camp which is just 10 miles outside of Munich. Dachau was the first concentration camp and served as the model for future Nazi concentration camps. We ended the day by visiting the famous Hofbrauhaus and later to the Augustiner Haus for dinner.
Our third day we took a guided walking tour of Munich and then headed back to the tents in our recently purchased traditional Bavarian Dress. We were very popular the entire evening and made lots of friends.
