Jessica Writes

We loaded up the car on Monday and the five of us went from Amsterdam to Munich for Oktoberfest.

Almost the entire 500 mile drive was on the autobahn, where there is very high — or no — speed limits. You have to go fast or you are not going to go at all. We got up to 210 km, which is about 130 mph. It was pretty wild. Mom and dad, I promise we were driving safely (Maarten was driving and he does this drive several times a year) and it was just how you do it.

We made it in to Munich and hopped on the metro and went down to the central square for dinner and windowshopping. Oktoberfest ends each night at 11 pm, and when we were heading home from dinner the partygoers were starting to head home too.

Most all the girls were wearing the traditional dirndles and the boys were in lederhosen and caps with feathers in them. It was super cute and us girls are hoping to find something similar to wear this evening when we go to the festival.

We will have a tent for 2 1/2 hours where we will eat and partake in the specially brewed beer. Its a very complex, organized event and it was booked months in advance. If we luck out, we might be able to buy tickets for the evening on the spot. We’ll see.

Its raining today and we hope it will stop soon. Its also going to be colder, the first bad weather we’ve really had on the trip. Hope to have some pictures tonight!

Tags: autobahn, munich, Travel

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 at 4:11 am and is filed under Travel.
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