Greetings from Munich where Oktoberfest is in full swing.. and it’s not even Oktober !. Actually .. here they call it Wies’n.. which kind of means ‘field’.. don’t ask me why.. but we spent the better part of the afternoon there..

 

parts of it were just like I’d imagined it …. lots of drunk tourists. but it was so very much more..

it reminded me a bit like our state fair.. a virtual city that pops up for two weeks.. tehn dissapears.. but even on midday on tuesday it was completely filled with happy people

 

niot just happy.. reallly, reallllllly happy. unabashadley, un restrained joy.. coing form everywhere. it was imposible not to feel !

 

here are our hosts.. my friends Katarina and Louisa from work

 

and my freinds from elsewhere.. Lisa from Canada.. and Dieanna from California

 

here’s the hall where our reservations were.. there were 7000 people ther.. and this was 3PM on a Tuesday !!!!

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Here’s Dirk

 

and the rest of crew   .. marko, katrina, me, lisa, seanna, dirk , lousis aan johanes 

 

soon people were up off thier benches singing 

 

food was.. uh.. wierd.. not exactly a vegitarians paradise.. but i found stuff to eat

 

out came my glasses.. and that kind of took over

 

i actually like johnnes glasses.. what do you think ?

Nik showed up.. .. he was our host !

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here’s my freind Florian

 

and Oliver

 

look at the mepties (note.. i only had 2 beers all day.. too busy taking pictures !)

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this says.. ‘no woman is so bad that she cant be a man’s better half’ sexist.. i know.. but i think it’s actually a dig at guys .. not at women !

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here’s the 2nd place we went .. iloved the name !

 

 

ok.. i know .. lots of pictures of me and glasses.. but what I hope you feel is the level of fun..

 

it was really, really amazing.. my smiling muscles still hurt !

 

thanks to my coworkers for arrainging this wonderful Weis’n !.. i will never forget it !

 

more tomorrow

 

nite all, nite sam

-me