Oops, looks like I've been MIA for a while. Anyway, this post would go back to October 1 when I set out to Oktoberfest with bernZ and the whole of Singapore (there were at least 10 Singaporeans, I swear). Unfortunately for me, the reservation for an automatic car apparently didn't go through, and so I don't get to drive... Oliver (as bernZ named our Opel Astra) was a manual car. I had to learn two days later in a parking lot how not to stall constantly.
Oliver.
The first day was mostly driving: driving to Stuttgart airport to pick bernZ up after my class ended at 11, driving to Garmisch-P almost immediately after that because where's too much construction on the autobahn. Seriously! Construction on the autobahn is the worst kind of pain. We got a little lost trying to locate our hostel, but a kind man at another hotel helped us call the hostel owner and gave us instructions on how to get there. It was amazing how hard the staff tried to help us! We finally arrived at our beautiful hostel atop a hill at 11PM.
A 6 person room all for the 4 of us.
The other cars weren't so lucky. They, for some reason unbeknownst to me, made a pitstop in Munich at 1030PM, and thus had to sleep in their car for the night.
That aside, we set out again the next morning at 4:30AM? I can't quite remember anymore, but the sky was still dark when we left the hostel to the closest Park and Ride for the Munich subway system. When we got off the train approximately half an hour later emerging onto the site of Oktoberfest, the sun was finally rising from its slumber.
A gorgeous site until people flooded the festival grounds.
bernZ and I didn't manage to get into a beer tent that day. Some fowl luck broke us apart from the rest of the group and all we got to do was stand in line for hours. We finally gave up at 11AM and headed to the part of Oktoberfest that was actually meant for us: the children's section (insert maniacal laughing here).
Ride #1
Oktoberfest wasn't all about beer (there was also a befuddling number of people who looked to be stoned), there were rides too! I loved this huge slide, the momentum builds about half way down the slide and it becomes as exciting as a roller coaster. Give me that slide any day!
The view as you get up to ground level from the subway.
Alas, there weren't enough rides to keep us entertained for very long (they were also expensive...) so we headed out to Munich town centre to bask in the atmosphere of Germany itself. Though... I do admit that town centre is more of a tourist trap than anything nowadays. Loved the architecture anyway.
Alliance arena for my favourite PP, though I never went inside...
Ahh I wanted to cover the whole Oktoberfest trip in one post, but that didn't work... I'll post the rest soon (hopefully). It's good procrastination.
3 comments:
Man your hostel looked a lot nicer than the ones I stayed in. Looks like the overall thing was a lot of fun, even if you didn't partake in the beer drinking. =P
did i ever tell you that i absolutely hate bayern munich who plays at the alliance arena?
well .. now you know... I REALLY HATE ROBBEN (who plays on bayern munich)
hmm... i want to learn standard too! standard cars are cheaper!
Too bad you didn't took any pictures about the beer at Oktoberfest.... I heard it's not only taste great, but also looks delicious...
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