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Poor mad King Ludwig
We arrived in Munich bright and early in the morning after travelling from Paris in a Sleeper train. It was then straight to Oktoberfest. The streets were packed full of people, many of them dressed in the traditional lederhosen for the men and wench outfits for the girls. The festival of Oktoberfest is full of rides, sideshows, food etc (just …
Oktoberfest
... The first ever Oktoberfest was held on October 12th 1810 and was organised for the public commemoration of Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen whose marriage took place five days prior. The original Oktoberfest included a horse race which persisted until 1960.
Absolutely manic = Oktoberfest
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Today made up for all of that. Saturday has been one of the biggest dazs of Oktoberfest. I've ended up at this Beer Hall on a few different tables, eventually hitting it off with a few girls from the Bavaria region. We had a great time with a few steiners (one litre beers which require two of mz hands to lift up!), traditional German food and some awesome rides. the amusement rides are incrediblz fun, ...
Prost!
... I've spent almost two weeks in Germany now!)
After taking a mitfahrgelegenheit (a paid carpool of sorts, interesting cause you're stuck in a car with strangers and end up having pleasant conversations) from near Zurich, I headed to Karlsruhe to meet up with Sabine. My first night in Germany? Heading to a public viewing set up for the Germany/Denmark football match. Also, I had my first beer ever! Yeah, I know that's pretty hard to believe, ...
Palace Shopping in Munich
... and with no official power and has the unofficial title of Duke of Bavaria.
After the palace, we started to walk back to the city center, hoping to find a nearby subway station. Unfortunately, there are no subway stations anywhere near the palace, so we instead took a tram back. It wasn't nearly as quick as a train but it was a lot faster than walking. We also passed the Chinese Consulate on the way out of the ...