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Two couples going to be at Octoberfest on October 1 and 2. I understand that you reservations are for table of 8-10, and were booked up months ago. Does any one have any space at their table?
We are fun-loving, beer drinkings, late 20s americans:)
Thanks!
I don't think you have to reserve in a group of 8 -10, and you don't necessarily need a reservation. If people have already made reservations, I don't think they would be able to add two people. Maybe if someone drops out or doesn't fill their number they could help you out. While the big tents get booked up early, some of the smaller tents don't.
I went by myself last year, and their were available seats at the outside tables at The Lowenbrau Tent. While this is not the same as being inside the tent, you get the same food and beer, and can hear the music just fine. Now this was on a Tuesday night and October 1 and 2 are Friday and Saturday, could be harder on weekends. If you don't mind going early, (before 2:30 PM) you may get seats in the bigger tents. and Friday will be easier than Saturday.
I would at least try to get reservations -- the way you do this is to go to the official website: http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/navitem/Tents/ to get contact information for tent reservations (you can't make reservations on the official site).
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PS Check the Munich Travel page here on VT there are some good tips about Oktoberfest.
Oh, whatever you do, do not try to steal a beer stein, the police stop people and will arrest you if you don't have a receipt for the mug you're carrying!
On Viktualienmarkt you will find three fountains which are decorated with statues of Munich's best loved humorists and singers - Karl Valentin (1882 - 1948), Weiss Ferdl (1882 - 1949) and Liesl Karlstadt (1892 - 1960)
We also visited the Dachau Concentration Camp which was nearby. It was a very dreary day which suited this place perfectly. It was terrible but interesting to watch the short movie about the camp but it was something we had wanted to see while in Germany.
The camp was built in March 1933 and more than 30,000 people died there...pretty sad...
Entry is free and it's open 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
The pride of Munich cuisine is called the Weisswurst, a white veal sausage which is usually eaten with a pretzel or bread and some sweat mustard. For me it was really tasty and if you do eat meat,
having a Weisswurst is an absolute must at some point (preferably in a Beer Cellar or garden) but remember to peel it first. It is also traditionally eaten before midday and with a Weissbier.
Leberkase is another local favourite and whilst the name literally means liver cheese, it is in fact a smooth spicey meatloaf served in thick slabs.
Other dishes include Schweinebraten mit Knodel (Roast Pork with Dumpling), Rippchen (Fred Flintstone style spare ribs), Hendl (Chicken) sold roasted in halves or whole and Schweinshax'n (Pork Knuckles). To accompany all this, common side dishes like boiled potatoes (Kartoffeln), or sauerkraut (sour cabbage) are served.
Munich hosted the 1972 Olympic Summer Games, the 1988 European soccer championship, the 1997 Championsleague final, the 2002 European Athletic championships, as well many other big tournaments.
The 69,000 seat Olympic Stadium is also used for huge open air concerts like Michael Jackson, ACDC, Bon Jovi ,Robbie Williams Rolling Stones (in 2003)and many more!
Alte Munze - or Old Mint - dates from 1563-67 and was then regarded as a natural extension of the Munich castle. When the middle of the 16th century came, it already was home to one of the first, then - as it often happened during the Middle Ages - private, museums north of the Alps. From 1803 to 1983 it was used as an official mint, last by the German Bundesbank - which still is the German Central Bank (albeit today its has very few real powers of its own, and can not have a mint of its own).
Now what most people come here for is trapezoid interior courtyard from Renaissance times with its three-storey-high arcade corridors.
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