Oktoberfest

We left for Munich late Friday night and slept on the bus that evening. When we arrived in Munich we were given a short tour of the city and stopped at the Nymphenburg Castle for a fabulous early morning picture opportunity. After this stop we were taken for a short walk in downtown Munich for more photo opportunities and a look at the "new" town hall which holds the famous glockenspeil that plays out at 11:00 am (which we didn't see because we were at Oktoberfest by then). I found a couple great sites online that show panaramas of both areas if any one is interested in seeing what I saw. http://www.panorama-cities.net/munich/castle.html
or http://www.panorama-cities.net/munich/town_hall.html After our Munich tour we headed to Oktoberfest and appove arrival quickly found a tent and tried our first authentic beers. Since we arrived so early we were very surprised when we left the tent a few hours later and saw how many people were wandering the streets of the festival. We joined right in the crowds and rode the roller coasters, found food to eat and just walked around. On Sunday we also returned to the "Weisn" for more fun. It was a really interesting day because we were able to see the brass band perform on the steps under the Bavarian statue and then march through the streets and into the tents of the festival. It was also a family day so the streets were even more packed then the day before. We had another great day and left before the evening with our tour so we could make it back late Sunday night just in time for a great Monday at school!