Dog Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Planning the following trip to the beer festival for my birthday, has anyone ever been to it? Oktoberfest 2010 Beerfest tour. Enjoy a huge opening weekend party in Munich and then escape to the Alps. On top of all that is included in our 5 day tour you have an extra day in the beerhalls and we also take you on excursions to beautiful Tirol for our famous Austrian Beerfest Party the Alps. This trip is based on coach travel from London Victoria Embankment at 2 pm and returns early afternoon on the 23rd. Accommodation is camping in the fantastic Thalkirshen campsite. This is the place to be if you want to party! The full itinerary looks like this: Depart London 2.30pm. Once in France we take a leisurely drive across Belgium entering Germany in the wee hours. All coaches have video and WC on board. Day 2 Munich Arrive by mid-morning and go to your pre-erected tent and then you've got the day free to get in the swing of things German style! Day 3 Beerfest Opening Day After breakfast head into the famous Oktoberfest grounds for a huge day. At noon the Munich mayor taps the first keg ... then it's time to party!! Free Shuttle coaches to and from the camp will operate throughout the day until the beerhalls close. Day 4 Dachau and Andechs Tours and Beerhalls After breakfast you can either head straight into the beerfest where the main Oktoberfest "Rifleman's" parade. Or you can join the sober section of the tour and visit Dachau concentration camp. In the afternoon we change the mood completely by taking you to the beautiful Andechs beer monastery - the home of the famous boch beer. Then it's back to the beerhalls for the night's festivities. These excursions - like all our shuttles - are free. Day 5 Escape to Austria Need a break ? Well we get you out of Munich for the day taking you to spectacular Austria. However if you're looking for a rest be warned: the party over there usually ends up just as big!! We take you around the beautiful Tyrol region and stop at the ritzy ski resort of Kitzbuhel for lunch. Maybe head up the world-famous Hahnenkamm gondola for spectacular views of the alps. Then for the adventurous, we stop at St Johann's summer tobogganing run, which costs only about £4 (weather permitting). We then head to the small village of Kirchdorf where you're welcome to join our very own annual Beerfest BBQ with loads of live music, drinking and partying. Cost is just £15 or 20euros. This includes a large bbq dinner, your first drink at the bar and our great entertainment with two live bands. The party starts early evening and continues in our own marquee before doing a late evening transfer back to Munich. Day 6 Munich the day is yours ... more beer anyone ?? We depart Munich in the evening for a night drive back to the English Channel Day 7 - 23 September 2009 Back to London We catch a morning ferry back to London arriving back early afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 What's the cost of all that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 What's the cost of all that? And are the girls included (well all except the one on the far left)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 And are the girls included (well all except the one on the far left)? Bad photo, I reckon. Potentially better looking than the one on the far right. (far right lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 And are the girls included (well all except the one on the far left)? I'm not fussy. I can't afford to be. Don't forget that it all takes place in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 10 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 December, 2009 What's the cost of all that? two nine nine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 two nine nine That's not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 10 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 December, 2009 + beer money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Good price and should be a laugh. I've never been to the Oktoberfest but have been to Munich a couple of times and it is a really nice place. The people are really friendly and the girls are lovely. It has a strange sort of southern Europe feel to it IMO. It's fairly un-German despite the archetypal lederhosen and bierkeller image. Should be a great laugh and that seems like a decent price. Obviously the quality of the coach is important as it looks like you'll be on it for quite a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 My son-in-law went a few years ago. I shall be seeing him Sunday so I'll ask him about it. Anything particular that you want me to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 10 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 December, 2009 My son-in-law went a few years ago. I shall be seeing him Sunday so I'll ask him about it. Anything particular that you want me to ask? How much are the crisps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 How much are the crisps? Do you like Paprika? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 10 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Yes I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao Cap Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Sounds f*cking brilliant. Munich's good any time of year though - I went in February last year and think I may actually have enjoyed it more than I would Oktoberfest (not that I wouldn't like to go, but when I went it felt more like the "real" Munich rather than the tourist version - in a lot of places they spoke no English at all, that kind of thing). Also the women are gorgeous, ridiculously fit girls go on nights out dressed in those white Strumpfe (those birds in the picture couldn't hold a candle to most of them). One group came over and started chatting me and my mates up (God knows why, as three days of drinking had made us look and smell like old winos) whilst we were waiting for the U-Bahn. It didn't go anywhere because we had to get a different train, though I had to be dissuaded from staying on the platform and pretending we were going wherever they were, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Sounds f*cking brilliant. Munich's good any time of year though - I went in February last year and think I may actually have enjoyed it more than I would Oktoberfest (not that I wouldn't like to go, but when I went it felt more like the "real" Munich rather than the tourist version - in a lot of places they spoke no English at all, that kind of thing). Also the women are gorgeous, ridiculously fit girls go on nights out dressed in those white Strumpfe (those birds in the picture couldn't hold a candle to most of them). One group came over and started chatting me and my mates up (God knows why, as three days of drinking had made us look and smell like old winos) whilst we were waiting for the U-Bahn. It didn't go anywhere because we had to get a different train, though I had to be dissuaded from staying on the platform and pretending we were going wherever they were, lol. Same thing happened to me. Was walking along the street with my friend and two hot girls walking by asked us to go for a drink with them.... Great stuff! Bascially, Munich is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao Cap Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Same thing happened to me. Was walking along the street with my friend and two hot girls walking by asked us to go for a drink with them.... Great stuff! Bascially, Munich is great. Word. I need to go back, or at the very least start going out with a really attractive blonde girl and find out where to buy some of them stockings...tbh the former option's the more likely Also Dog, get yourself to the Allianz Arena, I'm not much of a one for big flashy stadiums but that one's amazing. Go to an 1860 Munich game though, not those red bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 And you get to go to see Alps? All included in the price? Bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 10 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 December, 2009 And you get to go to see Alps? All included in the price? Bargain. Go and Skommel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Have been to Munich probably 20 or 30 times as my brother + family live there, sadly I've never been to Oktober fest, and in all honesty will probably never get to go since he works in the hotel industry... quite busy then... The same place that has the Oktoberfest also has a huge christmas market there this time of year which I highly recommend to anyone going in Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 The Deutsches Museum is worth a visit if you like that sort of thing. All models of V2s and a cutaway submarine, U1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Something to do before i die fo sho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 And the Neue Pinakothek: http://www.pinakothek.de/neue-pinakothek/ We went there on a Sunday in our camping gear (no, not that sort of 'camping') but all the locals were dressed up to the nines and treated it like some big fashion show. none of them were looking at the paintings, just each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 the one on the left has 3 legs :smt119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 the one on the left has 3 legs :smt119 Then it might be a fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 I'm actually in Germany as I type (I come here every month due to my work), unfortunately nowhere near Munich though. Irrespective it is a great place to be around Xmas time and the beer is good anytime, although I tend to drink it in rather smaller glasses than the steins used in Munich - a man could drown in one of those..! For three hundred notes plus beer money - I'd go for it, chance to check out some good old German culture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 oh so many 'wrong' thoughts: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=43733 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 oh so many 'wrong' thoughts: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=43733 Cor, look at the size of those jugs. Sorry, I meant steins. Steins. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 I'm actually in Germany as I type (I come here every month due to my work), unfortunately nowhere near Munich though. Irrespective it is a great place to be around Xmas time and the beer is good anytime, although I tend to drink it in rather smaller glasses than the steins used in Munich - a man could drown in one of those..! For three hundred notes plus beer money - I'd go for it, chance to check out some good old German culture... That photo of blondie ticks alot of my boxes:smt008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 That photo of blondie ticks alot of my boxes:smt008 I didn't notice that she was blonde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 Oh my god. She's the one. I love her. Tell her I love her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 She might have tree trunk legs ,a hairy ass and warts on her snatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 December, 2009 Share Posted 10 December, 2009 She might have tree trunk legs ,a hairy ass and warts on her snatch. She doesn't. She has golden, smooth legs. Firm but shapely. Herr ass is the soft-centred embodiment of parabolic pefection and her ***** is tight, hairless and neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 12 December, 2009 Share Posted 12 December, 2009 Munich really is my favourite place in the world. When you combine the great food and beer with stunning scenery and skiing just on the doorstep, it really is like heaven to me. Going again in February. Never been to Oktoberfest but lots of my friends who live there go pretty much every year and they look like they're having a good tme in the photos. Maybe 2010 might be a good time to make my first Oktoberfest visit. Might have to think about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 13 December, 2009 Share Posted 13 December, 2009 (edited) Used to have our European head office in Munich so managed to get across at least once a year for ages. Camping for Oktoberfest? Hmmmmmm. Coach trip to the tourist spots? hmm. Coach trip up the autobahn AFTER 4 days on the bottle? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm There are loads of B&B's down there, early booking on Easyjet/RyanAir, and a really good "metro/subway type train system" to get you around. I've been there 3 times - it snowed one year, rained on another and the third was about 35C.... Most people walk there and stagger back to their hotel/B&B. The memory of the opening ceremony is that it was a bit like watching Morris Dancers and Cart Horses, but was very photogenic. The place itself is all about the tents, the most "touristy" i.e the best for us types is always the HofBrau tent, but some of the small ones like the Schweinehaxe tent or places doing the Dunkel or Dark beers are more for the serious beer taster. But, many of the big tents need you to book a table in advance and can often be closed for access, just when you (and 20,000 others) decide it's time to sing Alice. The most common mistake is getting there about 4pm, quaffing a few Steins before eating, then having a chicken & chips and suddenly you, like everyone else who goes will decide to go on every single Roller Coaster ride at the Fest. It always ends badly (think I'd have learnt at my age) You'll get shredded, you'll eat stuff you aren't used to eating and then queue for the campsite bogs in the morning wondering why your sleeping bag is full of Gingerbread crumbs and where the feck the silly pink pig hat came from hmmm. It's one of the world's great events, and unlikely Blighty, testosterone tends to get left at home when the beer comes out, you'll spend your time grinning stupidly and singing strange songs either Alice or eins zwei suppe.... or something.. Well worth the trip, even for people who don't normally like Lager. (But FFS stay off the Schnapps shots!) Oh, and one VERY big word of warning. For some reason, in Munich a B&B or even a hotel describe a room as TWIN bedded, what they actually mean is that you have a DOUBLE bed with two single quilts on it. Comes as a hell of a shock when you are going to the Fest with work types and find you have to share what is in reality a wide single bed with some bloke from Poland who snores.... Edited 13 December, 2009 by dubai_phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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