Germany: Oktoberfest 2009
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"O'zapft!" -- "It's tapped!" That's what they were shouting on September 19th in the Theresienwiese -- "Queen Therese's Meadow" -- when the ceremonial first barrel of beer was tapped by the Mayor of the City of Munich, officially opening the 176th Oktoberfest.
If things go the way they did last year, more than six million visitors from all over the world will come to the "Wies'n" to visit the fourteen massive tents housing the Big Six breweries and other food and entertainment facilities. After riding the thrill rides and visiting the numerous gift and game stalls, they'll drink some six million liters of beer, while tucking into tens of thousands of crispy roast pig's knuckles and roast chickens. They'll devour hundreds of thousands of crunchy grilled herrings and juicy sausages of every description, and nosh on countless decorated gingerbreads, toasted nuts and other goodies... while generally having a terrific time.
You may not be able to get to the tents yourself, but it's still easy for you to visit our extensive German recipe collections. Stop in and make a little Oktoberfest for yourself right at home!
You can also find out more about Oktoberfest here at the Oktoberfest.de FAQ page.
Additionally, why not visit the Oktoberfest virtually -- via webcam -- at these links from Oktoberfest-TV.de:
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