I have the great opportunity to go back to Germany for the first weekend of Oktoberfest. With these festivities around the corner this week was a long one. The excitement was difficult to hold back. This once in a lifetime opportunity which started as a thought, is now becoming another item to be checked off my bucket list. So exciting!
Throughout the week, the excitement did not cease. On the night train to Munich, I slept very little because of all my enthusiasm and need to find a comfortable position to sleep. The chairs extended to form a sort of bed-like structure which would have been comfortable for one person however there were two of us. It has been noted to get a bed next time we night train anywhere.
Almost twelve hours and many obstacles later we finally made it to Munich. We rented the cutest Airbnb, a short distance outside the city center and away from the craziness. As we explored the city, our next challenge was finding a decently priced and nice looking drindle, the traditional dress worn at Oktoberfest. Surprisingly finding a drindle was difficult, they were either extremely expensive or not what we were looking for. All of the stores were chaotic and a tossed mess, we finally had to just pick one. Beggars can’t be choosers.
The day finally came! I think I was most excited to dress up however I was also looking forward to being a part of the German culture. Our morning started off late and relaxed, Oktoberfest is a marathon not a race. As we entered the venue it was really cool to see everyone dressed up, there was a variety of people, some were really dressed up while others were not as much. Throughout the day we tent hopped drinking some really good German beer which is by far my favorite beer. All in all Oktoberfest was a blast. It wasn’t really what I thought it would be like. It was more of a state fair with multiple beer gardens. We met some All in all Oktoberfest was a blast.
We are heading back to Florence today. We had a little more time to explore the city since we are on another night train. This one is even more uncomfortable due to the fact that our pod is completely full. Hot, stinky and just an uncomfortable situation calls for a really long night and an even longer day tomorrow. 
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