Dutch Texans: Oktoberfest: The Blog

Seeing as not all my family members (but just about all of them) have facebook I believe its best for me to blog our Oktoberfest trip to give people a view from our eyes. To see our story.

Well our tale begins at 8 am on a Friday morning. Alyssa, me and her brother all grab our things and hop a bus ride to the bus station where we can then catch our "party bus" to Munich. We arrive and meet a girl from England and a Dutch girl who we have met through couch surfing. We all get to know each other real well because our bus trip takes 15 hours to get to Munich! I know I have been on longer bus rides but that one felt like an eternity. We did receive a free beer upon crossing the German border but as can be viewed by this picture:

You need a few more to make that time travel by faster

There were a few people whom time itself must have whirred by like some stunt jet from the Blue Angels. A group of Dutchmen dressed in what we were told is traditional Dutch farmer clothes managed to drink their one free beer... and then some. With each additional beer being 1.5€ these 4 men were able to consume almost 90€ of Heineken or 58 cans. They would've had more if we had not run out around 2 hrs before Munich. We even restocked twice on the trip, but alas it was to no avail.

We finally arrived in Munich at our Wies'n Camp around 10 o'clock. Once there, we set our bags in a safe area, I grabbed our beer, Alyssa grabbed our food, and we were merry. Well maybe not Alyssa. One of the German's had screwed up our order and when she tried to explain it to the other German he began shouting at her in a language that already sounds like you're being shouted at. Our food was straightened out though and our beer was still cold because of the chilly Bavarian air, so all was better. From there, we lugged our luggage to our oh so organized tent rows and placed our things inside before heading back to the beertent to join in on the celebration.

After a decent rest on an equestrian field, we braved the dewy morning and ventured to our goal: Oktoberfest!

***TRAVEL RECOMMENDATION***
For anyone looking to make the trip to Oktoberfest there are a few things to be stressed:
1. Get there early, before 10 early. I would even go so far as to say get there between 8 and 9. There are tons of people that are here and despite the tents being the size of Pantheons, seating is limited. So get it while the gettins good.
2. Pick one tent and one tent alone. You will not "tent hop". This is not some cheap drinks, the fun is in the journey type of thing. This is a job. You come in get your work done then you leave when you are finished. You can't transfer to another company randomly throughout the day, you are not a consultant. This is the occupation you chose and you can't transfer in a day. If you try to transfer you will most likely be unemployed (wandering the fair grounds) and unable to get inside again.
3. As for which tent to choose, it is really a matter of opinion. Some people will recognize the names on the tents and base their decision on that. You must remember that the steins are 1 L. That is almost 34 oz of fluid or a little over two pints. So if you're going to drink that much, you better LOVE the stuff. We chose the Augustiner tent and, according to some sources, it is the best tent. I fully support this opinion. Great beer and easily drinkable.
4. GET A TABLE. No table, no beer, no food, no nothin. If your group cant get a table right away, split up and know where each other is. Once people begin to leave then snatch up their seats.
5. Know a little German or meet a friendly one to assist you in ordering.

Following these steps can help you have an experience similar to this: