Missing Oktoberfest
Today in Munich there are sunny skies and warm weather for the start of Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival.
In Connecticut it's raining hard with the remnants of Hurricaine Ivan, and the sun is nowhere to be seen. It's fitting weather for the mood around here, since we're missing the first day on the Wies'n.
I read that this year the big song at Oktoberfest is going to be "Lebt denn der alte Holzmichl noch?" I love this funny song and the way everyone jumps up and sings along with the chorus. You can actually download it on this page, as well as other drinking songs like "Hände zum Himmel" and "Country Roads." You haven't heard anything until you've heard 5000 people in a beer tent belting out John Denver.
You can see some of my pictures from Oktoberfest 2003 here.
In Connecticut it's raining hard with the remnants of Hurricaine Ivan, and the sun is nowhere to be seen. It's fitting weather for the mood around here, since we're missing the first day on the Wies'n.
I read that this year the big song at Oktoberfest is going to be "Lebt denn der alte Holzmichl noch?" I love this funny song and the way everyone jumps up and sings along with the chorus. You can actually download it on this page, as well as other drinking songs like "Hände zum Himmel" and "Country Roads." You haven't heard anything until you've heard 5000 people in a beer tent belting out John Denver.
You can see some of my pictures from Oktoberfest 2003 here.
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