Yesterday I had my first encounter with Oktoberfest. It was super crowded to get there, there, and leaving there, but I figured it would be. It’s a huge tourist attraction and this past weekend was famous for being Italian Weekend, where lots of Italian people usually come up for Oktoberfest. There was a large variety of dress, those wearing traditional dress, those wearing newly and inexpensively purchased dress, and those wearing normal clothes. I was able to go into two tents, at 11am it wasn’t that full, and saw them singing drinking songs. To be clear, you could still get into tents, so it wasn’t that full, but the tables were all packed. They were lavishly decorated with a theme for specific tents. There was the “fest” part where it was mostly like a mini amusement park, or a fair where there are temporary rides. We went on the Wild Mouse, which is quite similar to other Mouse rides I encountered in the US.
All in all, it was definitely something I had to see. I don’t drink Beer because I don’t enjoy the taste, but besides that, it’s just a general atmosphere that’s nice to have experienced. And, due to the prices, you are mostly paying for that atmosphere and experience.