Lord have mercy,, I Miss Munchen!

Let the games begin!

I will be there! Still pretty far out but from what I hear, you have to book well in advance for Oktoberfest.

USAF_wanderer:
Love your itin! I’ve been to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, and of course, Munich!! love them all… but Munich is my favorite!!!

I’m gonna try to make it back again this year. I don’t know what dates, buy I’ve started to do some homework on this latest trip.

I will probably come this year from wednesday sept. 21 until saturday 24

However that is still a long wait! Maybe a frühlingsfest would be nice as well….

Alright meine Weis’N freunden…. I have missed two straight Oktoberfest’s – for the first time since the early 90’s… Sadly, I was hospitalized myself once, and had two deaths in the family another time, etc. However, I do not forsee anything stopping me from attending the 2011 celebration im Munchen. I am staying in NYC (Mid-town Manhattan LeParker Meridien) on Saturday night, 18.9.11… then flying Air Berlin direct (JFK – MUC) on Sunday, 19.9.11…

I will be staying in Munchen at the BayerischerHof Montag (19.9.11) thru Freitag (23.9.11) – fo sho! I hope to see you all there this time, as I have missed you all. Book sales are going well, so I should be able to get off food stamps and Gov’t aid to attend this year!

Good news! Maybe you can bring some of those food stamps, who knows Resi in the wiesn zelt will accept them in exchange for a mass or a hendl…..

Hey, if they take it for Der Halb Hendl, we are all set sir! Counting down the days my friends.. Only 218 days to go!

Well, I’ve goe and purchased a non-refundable Bus. Class tcket o Air Berlin (arriving 9/19/11)…. So, now, I MUST GO to Weisn # 13 for sure! ! ! ! Who is i this year? Anyone want to meet-up for pre-gamers in NYC on 9/17???

LOL – I will have to post a new picture of myself this week, as I am 140 lbs lighter than I was 2 years ago. I went from 390lbs to about 249 or 250… People can still recognize my old (45 in June) ugly mug though! Also, I started a lower Carb diet yesterday, and should be about 235-239 (my ultimate goal is 225) – by the time I step-off the plane in NYC on Sat. (9/17/11), to hang there for a day before my MUC flight, etc. Let’s all hook-up and show pics of our children, laugh about the old days this year!

I did purchase a new digital cam (14 MP) the other day for only $60 (Ebay) – so I have no excuse.. And that came with a carrying case and 4GB mem card!

We have broken 200 Ladies & Gents! A mere 198 days, 2 hours, 10 mins to go!

PROSIT!

Who will be attending this year? Please list name, date, time, area you will be staying here, etc..

This is Lisl- we will be in Munich the 21-26th. We might be up for a NYC trip via the chinabus to hang out for the 18th to do some good drinking… We are staying near the hofbahn at city center.
Lisl

Lisl – good to have on board!

Der countdown: Noch 186 Tage, 3 Stunden 46 Minuten
bis zum 178. Münchner Oktoberfest
(17.09.11 – 03.10.11)

Will be at the Löwenbräu at 11 am on Monday 9/19!

And, as usual,,, blotto by 1:00 pm sir??? I shall meet you there noon-ish !

I’m gonna be there around the 20th

COMISH: Cool deal.. I love it when a plan comes together! (COL Smith)

Just booked my ticket, so I will be in the tents on the wednesday afternoon sept.21….. who else is in?

LH 2303 – WED 21 September – 11:05 AMSTERDAM NL – 12:30 MUNICH DE
LH 2304 – SUN 25 September – 11:15 MUNICH DE – 12:45 AMSTERDAM NL

Cool. We will get to hang-out Weds. & Thursday for sure,, possibly Friday… I am not certain whether I am flying-back to U.S. on Freitag or Samstag (24.9.11) yet.. I love it when a plan comes together!!!
PROSIT!

So better go back on the saturday then. Would be a shame to see you leave thirsty!

Only one problem with that scenario… I must return to the U.S. sooner, rather than later, as I have to prepare for LUVBEERS & Family visit to Florida in December!!!

You gotta stock up on beer then if he’s gonna visit you!

Very true. I have the four local Micro-Breweries on stand-by… Luckily, my good friend Luch owns one of them: www.engine15.com

Hello!

I will be in Munchen with a research scholarship for 3 months, starting from August. I am looking for a room to stay and it is not so easy to find something all right….Does anybody have any ideas?

Thanks!
Rada

Rada: Check these hotels quickly. Getting an Einzelzimmer (Single room) during the week – much easier than a Dopplezimmer on Fri-. thru Sun.

Sunskin: I think rada is looking for someplace for the whole 3 months. I referred him to “Oktoberfest” since you guys who hang out here know more about Munich than the rest of us….

When are you going to replace your pic with the “after” shot?

I will search a few apartment resources. Also, I promise to post a brand new photo by the end of the week!

Thanks!

Me and my friend Nicole will be in Europe for 6 months, starting in June!! We are definitely going to Oktoberfest. Love to see some fellow Eurotrippers there…especially ppl who’ve done it before and can give us some tips…

Lynzy & Nicole’s Life Abroad!!

That was brought over from the 2010 discussion, but applies to this year.. Let’s start picking-up the pace on the chatter, as we are down to ONLY 4 months to go baby!

Looking forward!

Here’s me lost somewhere at the 2010 fest…..

When going “incognito” at Der Fest,,, that is my favorite disguise…. Always wear a Beaver Mask – if you wish not to be seen!

Always good to practice a bit of muff-diving in between beers… makes you thirsty again!

“No muff too tuff, we dive at five” ! ! ! I love the smell of German Muff in the morning…

Okay, I am distracted now…. Mind wandering in naughty places… Back to beer and the festival!

List of things for Munchen trip: 1 medium carry-on bag, toothbrush & paste, deodorant, three pairs of pants, one set of lederhosen, four drinking shirts, and one Bavarian Hat! I pack lite!!!

Yeah, you don’t need underwear with lederhosen, do you?

Underwear?? Was ist Das?? I do not even own such things!

So just four months and we are ready to go!

I am already looking forward to my first mass of oktoberfest beer and a wiesn hendl…..

*Actually, to be exact, in 2 days short of 4 months, I will be in NYC (Manhattan) for a tad over 24 hours, then flying to Berlin (TXL) – then on to Munchen (MUC) ,, arriving the morning of 19.9.11 at about 10:30 hrs… So, we have actually cracked the 4-month barrier. Before we know it, we shall be counting-down under 90 days… As you fellow Veterans know all too well, when that happens, time – she flies by fast! Why? Generally because we have already paid for our flights, transport, and at least a few hotel nights in advance,, but have to save for beer! Those of us poor saps in the USA – thanks to our SPEND-SPEND-SPEND the country into oblivion and bankruptcy nutjob/retards in D.C. – have to save quite a few dollars in order to garner a modest pile of Euro’s for bier und essen!

Consider working as a beer wench at the Oktoberfest… I heard it pays really well! Like 5000 euros in two weeks….

No way! I would not even consider working 14 hours a day at my hourly rate of $49.50 per hr! I hate manual labor, and try my damndest to work only an average of 34 hours a week, once you factor-in Vacations, Holiday’s, and Personal Days, etc. I get about 6.5 weeks off with pay, and get some nite shifts in each month at an extra 15%.. I know those gals make good money, but they have to bust their cute little butt’s to get it!!!

Still I think you will look good in a dirndl!

Perhaps in San Francisco… However, I would SCARE the heck outta people in most cities around the globe!

Noch 116 Tage, 22 Stunden 33 Minuten
bis zum 178. Münchner Oktoberfest
(17.09.11 – 03.10.11)

What, no chatter about WeisN 2011 in a week??? C’Mon peeps!

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Kurpflaz changed it’s name again, and they are booked 331 days out- might give hotel wallis a try- that was where we stayed a few years. It’s walking distance to the tents and train.

On a side note, we are getting in on the 20th, and we are spending our first night over in Regensburg. The rest of our 34 drinkers get in on the 21st when we hook up with them and check into our hotel by the hauptbahn and head over to the tents. We have reservations for Thur and Fri, then head over sat to Saltzburg if anyone wants to join us for the day. Then sunday we are at the Ox tent all day.
Lisl