Saturday we got up at the crack of dawn (7:30 am to be exact) to make sure we could make it in the beer tent of choice, Hofbräu, a fine German beer. We managed to get ourselves in and hold down a table in the already packed tent by 9:00 am. Sweet. From there it was a fun filled day of meeting the finest breed of Germans and Aussies, prösting fine beer and enjoying delicious food. There was plenty of each to go around. Needless to say we were out of there by 5ish, a feat most of our group couldn't claim, and it was off to bed for Joel and a mistaken hair cut for me and a few other lads we met that day. Whops. 
Sunday it was back up at 7:00 am. This would ensure us a spot at a sitting table in the tent of the day with our large group of fellow commonwealthers. Once we got in and warmed up from the brisk morning walk it was back into the spirt, this time at the Löwenbrau tent. From here, knowing what to expect we did a little bit better, found some great people to enjoy the day with, along with a few friends from the day before looking sharp with our new haircuts. We decided to stay a little longer this time, and made it until about 10, a great day of prösting, and signing along to the now familiar Oktoberfest tunes. From there Joel and some new friends enjoyed a roller coaster ride, while I made the smart decision to stand by and watch, and that was that for Oktoberfest! Now off into Austria for some well earned time in the Alps for some fresh mountain air!
This blog will outline the travels of Joel and Scott through Europe. For anyone that does not know we departed Canada on September 10th. We plan on traveling through various European countries for the first three months, have a six month working visa for Austria, and then plan on traveling until June 22nd.
Oktoberfesting in Munich
Well after our first few weeks of becoming accustomed to the backpacking life style in Europe, it was time to head on down to Munich for good old fashion Oktoberfest fun. After missing the first train to Munich by minutes, we arrived at our hostel late Friday afternoon. There we checked in with the group we booked Obtoberfest with, Fanatics and the 200 or so Aussies that the group consisted of (hence the yellow t-shirts).