Oktoberfest 2009 is a 16-day festival held in Munich, Germany, running from 19th, September 25th to 4th October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an important part of Bavarian culture. Many people wear their traditional costumes to join the festival. The festival is held on an area named the Theresienwiese (field, or meadow, of Therese), often called d’ Wiesn for short.
Visitors also eat huge amounts of traditional hearty fare such as Hendl (chicken), Schweinsbraten (roast pork), Haxn (knuckle of pork), Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), Würstl (sausages) along with Brezn (Pretzel), Knödeln (potato or bread dumplings), Kaasspotzn (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi (potato pancakes), Sauerkraut or Rotkraut (red cabbage) along with such Bavarian delicacies as Obatzda (a fatty, spiced cheese-butter concoction) and Weisswurst (a white sausage).
Do you see the big round moon on the sky? (It's the 16th, Sep in the Lunar calendar which shown the biggest moon in the month)
Follow the arrow, you will find the direction of the toilets
Music were playing at the center of the Paulaner camp
Dancing and singing
Friends from Austria who booked and shared the seats in the camp with us, cheered with the big mug contain 1 little of Paulaner beer ($8.5 eu/ea)
Some other friends from Austria -Wein, who took 4 hours train to join this Munich's Oktoberfest
Photos taken at the sight by the Event Fotografie- Hilmar Jonke (fotojoenke@gme.de). Decorated with Oktoberfest Munchen Sweet
Some friends that we met on our way home
Friends from US and Polland
Children need to leave the camp before 20:00, the day ended with the silent church.
Children need to leave the camp before 20:00, the day ended with the silent church.
