Oktoberfest!

Sarah and I

Sarah, Elizabeth, and I went to Munich on Monday to see the real Oktoberfest. It is really pretty crazy! There are at least 6 beer tents (and by tent, I mean huge tent, like a circus tent) just filled with people sitting at (or dancing on) tables. A "mass" of beer, which is one liter, costs 9 euro. In addition to the beer tents, there were also carnival games and rides. We even rode a roller coaster! There were so many people there it was hard to even walk around inside the tents... and it is like that every day, all day for 16 days straight! We also had a pretty entertaining train ride back to Garmisch. We sat by some American guys who were actually staying in Garmisch, and some German guys also befriended all of us. They did not speak much English and had both had 5 masses, so they were trying to make hand gestures and drawings to make us understand. It was pretty funny, and we were all ready to be back in quiet little Garmisch by the time we returned!

The Hofbrau Tent