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Europe 2014 – Fest 2 – Oktoberfest from a Locals Perspective

Timeline: September 19th – 21st The plan for the Saturday of Fest was to venture to Marienplatz at 10:00 am for a two hour guided tour of Munich (through the TI), then meet up with Marcus (Marty’s distributor in Munich) and Jeff (Marty’s business partner) back at the hotel around 3:00pm in order to make […]

Europe 1984 – The Big Trip, Part Six

Having arrived in Munich on September 17th, the start of Oktoberfest was still five days away, beginning on Saturday the 22nd.  Because of this, Camping Thalkirchen was still relatively deserted with lots of open space in which to pitch our tent. We spent the next four days sightseeing and shopping, taking in the Hellabrunn Zoo, the […]