Wacky Chinaman's European Vacation Part 5: Oktoberfest!!!

The final stop on our trip was Munich, site of the famous Oktoberfest. We were definitely looking forward to sampling the beers here. So it was surprising to find that on the opening day of Oktoberfest...it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get a beer! We first waited in line for an hour at the Hacker-Porschh beer tent (and there were only 20 people ahead of us!). Once we all squeezed in, we found that there were absolutely no empty seats to be found in the entire place. This was a huge problem, since in the tents, the rule is that you can't be served beer unless you're seated.



(No idea who that guy is.)

Eventually, we found a beer hall that didn't follow this rule, and tried the Oktoberfest beer. Excellent stuff. But since the crowds were a little much, we went over to the Englitcher Garden instead to party with the locals. And they had the liter-size mugs too...mmmmmm.