Ausfahrt Munchen! (Exit- Munich!)

Alicia and I had been planning on going to Munich for Oktoberfest, but our ride ending up falling through on Thursday night, right before we were suppose to leave on Friday! The trains would have taken 8 hours, and we weren't able to leave early... Zut alors!

The trouble of not having a way to get to Munich did not stop us! I called almost every car rental in Geneva asking if they happened to have an automatic car available for the weekend... yes one did! So that meant it was time for a road trip, or what I liked to call "Old Core" (Old School and Hardcore combined).  Then, another exciting bonus, a girl from school, Diane also wanted to come! Thus, we were off to Munich, traveling through the Swiss countryside, Austria, and then on into Germany. A Zut Alors became the first time that I drove through Europe!

Our Volkswagen Golf for the weekend!

We arrived late at night and were quite lost, but were quickly found when we passed by the Allianz arena, which was built for the World Cup. It was a life saver... I might still be driving around Munich right now if we hadn't see the arena.

 We rested up and went to Oktoberfest at 8 AM, attempting to get into a tent. (They do reservations really far in advance.) We were unable to get in the first tent we tried... Zut alors! So, we then went and tried to get into another tent, where we almost got smooshed between eager Oktoberfest goers and a pretzel stand. Luckily, we found a place to sit out of the tent, however and sat across from some Bavarian youth and our first Oktoberfest beer. It was an interesting adventure trying to navigate the language barrier, but luckily our gracious host, Graham, was able to help us out.

After some time outside, we were able to get into a tent, Paulaner. At Oktoberfest, there has been emergence of wearing lederhausen and dirndl (a traditional Bavarian woman outfit). I felt under dressed in jeans and a sweater! It was quite a jovial time- with people singing songs from all around the world! It is hard to describe the atmosphere, but it was a once in a lifetime experience!