That picture would make a real Bavarian go off his beer,sorry boys,not AWOL or otherwise,could not make it to the Octoberfest this year,beer is now nearly 10Euro a Stein!!!!But after 3 Steins they carry you into the KO marquee,and when you recover then you start all over again!Tell you a funny story about the Octoberfest - my sister in law,who lived in Munchen,decided to go,but went by bus as they knew they could'nt drive.Anyway,after a happy,damp evening they decided to go home.So they staggered to the queue at the bus stop,there my sister-in-law decided she had to have a wee,so being dark she climbed up an incline,had her wee behind the bushes,my brother-in-law said "I was never so small in my life,as down the slope rolled the tide,over the little wall,and through the folk standing in the bus queue" - no-one said anything,but the looks I got!!!!!We always have a laugh over this at Octoberfest time!!!! Prosit. --------- Don
Looks very grandiose to me and "Only here for the beer" seems about right! Nonetheless, you won't catch me wearing a pair of those Bavarian shorts!
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Who is the one in the shinny boots must be a royal
ReplyDeleteNever mind the boots it's the lack of "beer bellies" that puzzles me.
ReplyDeleteMemories of Herford: I remember going to a Schützenfest at Bad Salzuflen once!
the one with the shiney boots might be our Don, Funny I never thought of him as "ein Leder bearschte "
ReplyDeleteI think Don must be on Holiday Frank. That or he's gone AWOL!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure there Bill Bailey's best boots.
ReplyDeleteThat picture would make a real Bavarian go off his beer,sorry boys,not AWOL or otherwise,could not make it to the Octoberfest this year,beer is now nearly 10Euro a Stein!!!!But after 3 Steins they carry you into the KO marquee,and when you recover then you start all over again!Tell you a funny story about the Octoberfest - my sister in law,who lived in Munchen,decided to go,but went by bus as they knew they could'nt drive.Anyway,after a happy,damp evening they decided to go home.So they staggered to the queue at the bus stop,there my sister-in-law decided she had to have a wee,so being dark she climbed up an incline,had her wee behind the bushes,my brother-in-law said "I was never so small in my life,as down the slope rolled the tide,over the little wall,and through the folk standing in the bus queue" - no-one said anything,but the looks I got!!!!!We always have a laugh over this at Octoberfest time!!!!
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