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 decorated horse by tessy
Ooops, I almost forgot to show you a decorated horse. the first pic I took from a horse's back, lol, but I think it was worth. Leave a Comment
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 women in traditonal clothes by tessy
And what a fun watching the women and men in their traditional clothes. Leave a Comment
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 Gamsbart by tessyLeave a Comment
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 Oktoberfest by globetrott
It will always end the 1st sunday in October, and will start 2 weeks before on saturday at 12.00 noon.
As October 3rd is the German national holiday, this rule is a bit different, and the fest might be extended, when Oct. 3rd is a monday or tuesday .
sounds complicated, but it is not !!
The schedule for the next years is :
2007: Sept.22nd - Okt 7th
2008: Sept.20th - Okt.5th
2009: Sept.19th - Okt.4th
2010: Sept.18th - Okt.3rd
2011: Sept.17th - Okt.2nd
Be prepared :
1)Book your hotel by all means, at least Friday-sunday +oct. 2+3.
2)Leave your car at home, take the subway - police is everywhere watching you Leave a Comment
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 horses at Oktoberfest by globetrott
This is the one of Hofbräu.
"HOF" is the german word for "court", so this beer was the favorite beer of the king of Bavaria, and was the only one beeing allowed to have the crown in their code of arms. Leave a Comment
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 a Prinzregent with a good
sense of humor by globetrott
The Oktoberfest - mostly called WIES'N by the locals - will allow ONLY breweries, producing their beer INSIDE the town of Munich, to be sold at the Oktoberfest.
NO exception to this rule, NOT EVEN for the descendant of the last Bavarian king, who has a brewery, but NOT inside the city limits.
Sometimes Prince Poldi is seen in his carriage in the opening ceremony of Oktoberfest, and a few years ago it was a big "scandal", when he had some bottles of his own beer ( also called "Prinzregent Luitpold") on the carriage and offered it to some friends as soon as he had reached Theresienwiese.
Police was there immideately and made sure, the old law was fullfilled...
On the other hand "Wies'n" is also a simple meadow - on this poster a meadow close to the castle of King Ludwig II , whose father had the idea for Oktoberfest once...
So if you like to drink the beer with the name "Prinzregent Luitpold" on a Wies'n - you may do it on any Wies'n except the one in Munich
btw. Prinz Poldi is very popular because of his humor...
...but it will not help him in that matter... Leave a Comment
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This is set to be the oldest brewery in the world. Established in 1040 this brewery is not far from Munich in a town called Freising. They have many kinds of beers but the dark one is the best I tried so far from this brewery.It is possible to visit this brewery and have a tour, but I am not sure if needed to call in advance. Leave a Comment
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 typical Bavaria house-roof by globetrott
All the balconies are beautifully decorated with flowers .
All windows also have the typical shutters as a protection against strong and windy winters. Leave a Comment
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 Lueftlmalerei in Oberammergau by globetrott
Franz Seraph Zwink ( 1748-1792 ) started with the first of these new kind of fassades. He learned painting in Augsburg and had the idea of the Lueftlmalerei.
He made most of the geat fassades, and as he was living for a certain period inside a house called " Zum Lueftl "
THIS might have given the name to that sort of painting.
Nobody knows for sure, but it sounds logical, and in that case a house called "zum L?ftl " would indicate, that at this house there will be a steady small breeze of wind .
On my pic you see a building from Oberammergau - for more pics and infos - please have a look on my Oberammergau-page ! Leave a Comment
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 sunbathing in Herrenchiemsee by globetrott
...BUT since plenty of years you may see people spending their lunch-break in " Englischer Garten " or at " Flaucher " sunbathing topless or with even less than that.
Well, simply like the beauty I show on my picture. I found her in Herrenchiemsee, close to the castle. Leave a Comment
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