9.26.2006

Ozapft is!

At 8 pounds per liter glass, this woman is really strong. Apparently, the record is 21 glasses. I can barely hold up one...


Look, look! It's me in a dirndl! I've turned Bavarian!


Paulaner tent: Armbrustschützen


Spaten tent: Ochsenbraterei (Ox tent)


Hofbrau tent: Hofbräu Festhalle


Me and Fred, the keeper of our VIP box in Schottenhamel. This man showed no mercy to those trying to weasel their way in.


What's Germany without a soccer game at Allianz Arena? Unfortunately, Bayern Munich was not playing that week but we had the pleasure of watching 1860 play. Boo, no Philip Lahm for me.


Cute little Spaten truck at the brewery.


Spaten horses getting ready for the parade.


Take my advice, drink Spaten.


That's me with a bunch of Austrian boys back at Oktoberfest. The guy on the far left is apparently Toni Giger, head coach of the Austrian men's national ski team (ie, God). Guy next to me is Robert Schraml, the big cheese at Stiegl.


Some Austrian guy pretending to kill me.


Oktoberfest fun.


Inside of Ochsenbraterei (Spaten Ox tent) from the second floor.


This is where we had our final goodbye dinner. It's right across from the opera house.


Maypole in Viktualienmarkt.


Red Bull Hangar 7. Did you know Red Bull was Austrian?


Crazy extreme stuff inside of Hangar 7.




Christopher, Stiegl rep, and Andreas looking chummy.


St. Peter's cemetary in Salzburg with the fortress in the background.


One of many steeples in Salzburg.


Some random sculpture.


Getreidegasse, the cute shopping street, in Salzburg. My hotel, Hotel Arthotel Blaue Gans, was right on this street.


Beer garden at Stieglkeller.



Me and Christopher. Isn't he cute?


Toy Museum!


View from ferry at Chiemsee, just outside of Salzburg in Germany towards Munich. The morning fog was just burning off.


Herrenchiemsee castle built by King Ludwig II (crazy...), meant to be a replica of Versailles.


Me waiting for the ferry on the way back to Prien.


Ritter Museum...chocolate museum which had no chocolate but rather an extensive collection of modern and abstract art, centered around the usage of squares.


Porsche museum. Yes, that black one is a Carrera GT.




A beautiful outdoor train layout at a train store near Stuttgart.