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Oktoberfest
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09/28/14 11:21 AM
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Today i spent the afternoon at the world famous Oktoberfest in Munich, I luckily live only a short bike ride away. This event have been running since 1810 and now attracts over 6 million visitors per year. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with 7 million litres of beer drank per year.. HistoryCrown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. The fields were named Theresienwiese ("Theresa's meadow") in honor of the Crown Princess, and have kept that name ever since, although the locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the "Wiesn".-Wiki This is a event you have to go to if you happen to be in Germany during these 16 days..  
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Re: Oktoberfest
[Re: DE NIRO]
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09/28/14 11:33 AM
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Jesus, DeNiro. That beer is LITERALLY bigger than your chest  . Sounds like fun, though  .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Oktoberfest
[Re: DE NIRO]
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09/29/14 08:36 AM
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It a great experience for a first timer,but it's very busy and quite expensive.But well worth it.. Good food, too. Right, DeNiro?
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Re: Oktoberfest
[Re: DE NIRO]
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09/29/14 09:08 AM
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Oh yes, traditional Bavarian food.. Great stuff, DeNiro. The section of the Bronx where we live (Throggs Neck) was heavily German at one time. And right up until very recently there were several German joints in the neighborhood. Charlie's Inn was practically a landmark before some genius decided that we needed more condominiums around here  . I used to eat there once a week. I LOVE Bavarian/German food  .
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Re: Oktoberfest
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09/29/14 09:21 AM
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Oh yes, traditional Bavarian food.. Great stuff, DeNiro. I LOVE Bavarian/German food  . Yah. Und ve are keeping za record of it here in Berlin.
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Re: Oktoberfest
[Re: DE NIRO]
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10/01/14 08:20 AM
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It's right up my alley, DeNiro. I love all kinds of outdoor festivals, and I honestly haven't had a bottle of Löwenbräu in about twenty years. It used to be a decent seller here in the States. But nowadays, Becks and Heineken pretty much have the market cornered on German imports. Heineken is Dutch.. Mind fart  . I meant Paulaner  .
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Re: Oktoberfest
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10/01/14 09:35 AM
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Yeah, Paulaner is good.. Paulaner? I thought that was the mating ritual that Spock went through periodically.
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Re: Oktoberfest
[Re: Yogi Barrabbas]
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10/04/14 09:14 AM
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Becks is a nice pint, just too expensive in the city centre bars and clubs!! Same here, Yogi. It's funny, though. Becks has a contract with the street fairs in New York City. Their cans are only a couple bucks apiece at most Summer outings (like the San Gennaro Feast, for example). But if you order a bottle of Becks in a trendy joint in Manhattan, they're likely to charge you upwards of ten bucks for a 12 ounce bottle  .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Oktoberfest
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10/04/14 09:44 AM
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Ten bucks?? Wow!! Mind you it is over £4 for a pint here so still pricey.... Of course, Yogi. I was just talking about those clip joints in Manhattan. In a Queens or Bronx gin mill a bottle of Becks is no more than five bucks.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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