The Wonderful Women of Shakespeare's !

If you don't know Shakespeare's, you don't know squat.

Paging Barbus......

You have been quiet. Spending too much time on the boat already to think about your Oktoberfest Brethren?

Have you made hotel reservations yet?

Follow Another Great Blog

Two of our constituents, Alcoholische and Betrunken, also have a fine Blog that highlights their experience in Munchen, Bavaria and Oktoberfest.

Please make the effort to view their activity at Brosoktoberfest.blogspot.com.

Never too early.....

To think about day trips or daily itineraries. While we never overly plan our visits, we do like to have some idea of what we are doing. Since this will be Jeep CJ's first visit, I want to make sure we have all the highlights covered.

We arrive at about 09:30 on Friday, so that should put us at Hotel Alfa by 11:00 at the latest. Check-in, maybe a quick "wake up shower", and time to experience Munich. Probably need some lunch, so maybe a quick trip around the corner for a Donner sandwich; extra spicy of course :-)

Probably then take the traditional walk through Karlzplatz and Marienplatz on the way to the Hofbrauhaus. Depending on the weather, a few stops along the way for a bier would not be out of order. Maybe even hit the Viktualienmarkt. Then of course it's the traditional Friday afternoon escapades at the Hofbrauhaus. The evening finishes with either dinner at Augustiner Keller, and certainly our first visit to Shakespeare's.

Sounds like a lot of planing for someone who doesn't want to overly plan. I'll cover other daily options later, but suffice to say, Saturday P.M. is our tent reservations, and Sunday will be our religious sojourn to Kloster Andechs.

Remember, Mr. Spock was almost right when he said "live long and prosper". He meant to say, "leben lang und trinkien Bier!"

Oktoberfest Training at the Boyd Bier Garden

A very useful post from the archives.....

 Thanks Barley Man.

Almost Time for Happy Birthday......

Can you believe it? In just two weeks, our beloved Oktoberfest Visits Blog will be 11 years old! Check out the very first blog post here...

After reading that post I have tears in my eye. It's amazing how our first experience has grown up. And everything in that first posting is still true today, except this link to another Blog at the time... http://www.popdex.com.

Keep those posts coming. While it is still only February, that first bier is not that far away.

Prost!

Just over 200 days, Are you getting pumped.

On a Hunt

Been looking on the BDG for the shirts to come back on sale to get one for my brothers but have had no luck.  Willing to pay top dollar for an XXL and a Med if any are available..  They could even already have marks on the back for keep track.  We already hit more than half already so it would not be out of place or a lie...
Thanks!

Oktoberfest 2016 Logo Revealed

What do you think?

The visit that started it all.

This was Chugger's first visit to the Fest. It was 6 years before the first Group Visit. That's me on the right, with other former NCR colleagues.

Standing with Chugger is Tom Baronner. Seated from left to right is Phil Bush, and a colleague from the UK who's name I cannot remember (David something I believe).

Always a classic

Courtesy of Barbus

Let's Welcome the Newbie.....

This will be my son's first trip to the Fest.  Please feel free to shower him with the good, the bad, and maybe even the ugly. But remember the n'not for export rule'.

His name is Gregory, and he needs a handle for the blog. I know most of you do not know him, but suggest something anyway.

Tent Reservations.....

Have been secured for Saturday, 24 September. We will be spending the afternoon at the Hacker-Festzelt.

All the important plans are made.....

We have flight reservations and Hotel rooms at the Hotel Alfa! 

We means my son and I. His first trip to The Fest. A true newbie. We need one every year. We all need to show him how the real world works.

Now the countdown begins.

Greeting Old friends!

Alkoholische tells me you guys will be making a return visit this year.  Once we get out act more together we will have to plan to catch up with you either at the weizen, keller, or even that wonderful spot Shakespeare's.  Thanks for all the past advice that has help arm us with valuable information that has help make our trips more enjoyable. 

Oktoberfest 2016

So it looks like Alkoholische, Betrunken, and Brother Jason will be traveling to Muchen , Germany for Oktoberfest 2016. We will be traveling on September 20th and arriving on the 21st. We will be staying at the Hotel Alfa until September 28th. More plans to follow.

Paging der Kubaner

How was the Fest? We need to hear all about the Good, The Bad, and maybe even some of The Ugly.

Prost!

Gentlemen . . . Der Kubaner is in for Oktoberfest, 2015

I had to back out of the last trip because my oldest son was leaving for college.  This year I will be going to Oktoberfest with my 2nd son.  I already booked my room (Hilton Munich City) and am all set.

My 2nd son is 18 and has heard from my oldest son, what an awesome time Oktoberfest is.  We are really looking forward to it.

Our trip is scheduled the 23rd-28th.

We would love to get together and see if we can attend some events with the group.

Be well and I look forward to the typical informative conversation.

Der Kubaner

Holy Crap... we gotta go...

Current Euro is $1.08.  Cheaper beer, cheaper hendl, cheaper rooms.  Wow.