Five surprising things about Oktoberfest
A European experience isn’t complete without attending the world famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. It’s a celebration of Bavarian beer and locals will feverishly argue that their beer is the best. Six Munich breweries set up beer ‘tents’ - the impressive temporary structures look nothing like what you would see on a camping trip - to showcase their Wisen beer brewed specifically for the 18 day event. I had a lot of fun going to the opening weekend but it was nothing like what I thought it was going to be. 1. It's not just about drinking Trashy movies about European backpacking trips had led me to believe that the objective of attending Oktoberfest was to get extremely drunk. With beer served in 1 litre glasses, even one could get you on your merry way, but the objective isn’t to get drunk, it is to have fun. The beer is to be enjoyed instead of downed as quickly as possible. The 2017 festival had an estimated 6.2 million guests - the population of New Zealand an