I spent the weekend in Germany´s southernmost province, which, as you may have vaguely gotten wind of, is playing host to a little beerfest known as 'Oktoberfest.'
I didn't actually make it there, but instead spent two days with some family friends in the most idyllic little mountain village right across the border in Austria.
That's a real picture. It was actually that gorgeous.
But don't let the quiet bucolic charm of the picture fool you...people that look like this:
...are the craziest party animals that you can imagine. [Ed. Note: I guess there's not much else to do up in the mountains.]
I was even invited to spend the night by one of these fine specimens, but of course I declined demurely...my gut instinct about men in knee socks is rarely wrong.
Overall, I definitely left Munich with a brand-new perspective on the supposedly 'spießige' Catholics in Bavaria. Seriously, if Berlin gets boring I am totally pitching up my tent on the Wiesn.
[Ed. Note: No food porn, sadly. I forgot my camera!]
But check out this wicked souvenir:
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Are there men in leather shorts running around, then? :D
ReplyDeleteAlso, that second picture looks so...pastoral! My mind can't help but screamed PHOTOSHOP.
Someone at the first year elections was wearing leiderhosen. It was very scary. I can only imagine that a multitude of them would have been...quite something!
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It's true...the people look especially pasted in...I'm sure some *cough* 'enhancement' must have been involved.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Paris Fashion Week --> next week??
@Ab: I'm not going to say it was a smorgasbord of manliness, I'm just going to say it was a smorgasbord of manliness...