Adios Oktoberfest!!

Hi everyone,

So we made it to Munich safe and sound and our time at Oktoberfest is already done!  I have so many great pictures from our adventures I'll put up shortly.  We got very lucky and it didn't start raining until today, although its been unexpectedly cold...we were not expecting that; although we should have been!  The city is much smaller than we'd thought it'd be.  You can basically walk almost anywhere within 15-20 minutes.  Everyone has been so friendly and we actually spent last night enjoying the Oktoberfest festivities with some of the locals (what up Ralph, Martin & Peter!!).  Oktoberfest is nothing like I've ever seen before, the main area is basically like a giant fair ground with rides and games and lots of giant buildings that each represent a different beer.  Everyone sits together at long wooden tables and you just drink giant liters of beer and eat food.  I'd say rather quickly you become best friends with everyone at your table.  In the beginning of the day everyone is sitting down and by nightfall everyone is standing on the benches and tables, drinking and singing.  They have a song they sing here and they play it what seems like every 10 minutes.  At the end of it, everyone drinks so I guess even if you're trying to take it easy you really have no choice but to join in :) 

Vic and I are planning our next steps, looks like we'll be heading along the romantic road.  To give  you an idea of the romantic road its quintisential Germany....little towns, castles...very rustic and beautiful!!  One of the towns has the castle that Walt Disney used in Cinderella and later as the Disney World castle - little historical fact for you. 

Thanks for checking in and check back soon to see our pictures and my next update.

Love you all,
Janine