Nicola in Germany (and elsewhere): September 2006

Oktoberfest 2006 in Munich

This year we got the chance again to visit the Oktoberfest in Munich for one day. Haven't been there for quite a while. It's also getting harder and harder to get a space inside the Festzelte. This time we were invited which made it a lot easier.

Inside the Löwenbräu Festzelt. Band is playing in the middle.

Heavy carrying waitress - they can carry up to 8 "Maßkrüge" which are really quite some weight!

Sweets at the Oktoberfest

Funky hats

A trip with the ferris wheel is always a must for me!
Looking down to all the Festzelte (each can host up to 10,000 people!!!). On a weekend, most of them are closed by 2pm
- too many people inside.

Munich skyline seen from the ferris wheel

The entrances of some of the Festzelte by night (from top left to bottom right): Löwenbräu, Hacker ("Der Himmel der Bayern" - "heaven of bavarians"), Hofbräu, Spaten/Ochsenbraterei

Labels: Munich, Travel

Round Table Deutschland's Children's Wish Project

I support Round Table Deutschland's Children's Wish Project - fulfilling wishes of children with terminal illness.

To find out more about the project check out their website at http://www.rt-childrenswish.de (in German)

Labels: Round Table, Social

Impressions from our vacation in South of France

At the end of August we went on vacation to South of France, the area of Languedoc & Roussillon. Here is just a very small selection of impressions from the trip.

The red wine was ready to be harvested.

Abbaye de Valmagne: when it was sold, the new owners turned it into a winery and stored the wine barrels in the former church of the abbey. I don't think there's wine in there anymore (but am not sure).