OKTOBERFEST

I will start this segment by describing Munich or maybe just Germany in general. One of the cleanest places I have ever seen. A lot can be said about a country by looking at their bathrooms and I can honestly say they have the cleanest bathrooms I have ever seen. The country is beautiful, from the beautiful parks in Munich to the wonderful countryside that can been seen on the train ride from Munich to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. I was completely mezmerized my its beauty. It almost reminded me of home. I can honestly say that this is one foreign country to which I would never have a problem moving. And I didn't even mention the beautiful churches and girls that are in every town. Now that I have set the stage I must come to the highlight of my trip.

There are no words that can describe the beauty of a woman carrying 10 liters of beer at one time. It almost brings a tear to my eye just thinking about that moment when I heard our beer wench blowing her whistle and saw her parting the the crowds of people like Moses and the Red Sea. The only words that I have found that can describe that wonderful place is MAN HEAVEN. DO YOU LIKE BEER? DO YOU LIKE MEAT? If you call yourself a man and answered "NO" to either of these questions you should probably check again. If you answered "YES" to both and aren't a man, you will fit in just fine there with the rest of the crowd. Just putting meat and beer together along with 10,000 other people that are there to enjoy the exact same thing brings the utmost joy to all in attendance. Everybody is smiling and laughing; except for the random Italian guy getting thrown out for inappropriately grabbing a wench. The joy that came from this event can only be described as the closest to heaven that I have ever been. On top of that, the beer doesn't give you a hangover or at least the most mild one I have ever experienced while consuming large quantities of alcohol.

In the daytime we went to a variety of places. The first day was a monastery that has brewed the same beer recipe for over 500 years and if you ask how much the alcohol content is they simply laugh and tell you "We don't know, every batch is different." On the second day it was simply walking the streets of Munich taking a look at buildings and going to a authentically German restraunt. The food was amazing and some of the best wheat beer (could compete with and possibly beat Boulevard). On the third day we went to the "English Park", one of the largest parks in the world and did I mention it has 3 beer gardens and a stream that if you have enough liquid courage you will try to jump over. Each day ended the same, get suited up and head to the TENTS that I described above. After closing those on to "Bierhimmel" which is a hole in the wall bar whose name I have been told literally means "Beer Heaven".

I also traveled to a small village in the northern part of Germany called Rothenberg ob der tauber. It is one of the most well preserved medivel cities in Germany. It was a great relaxing trip that had I not been so sore from four days of some intense experiences would have been very enjoyable. I will talk more about this wonderful walled city when I am able to show pictures but since I used my digital camera at Oktoberfest there was no battery left for the rest of the trip. However, don't be discouraged cause I bought 3 disposable cameras for Rothenburg. Until next time, Good Luck, God Bless and Good Bye!