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Amazing & Intresting Beer Fest
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Guests have always been allowed to bring their own rolls and sandwiches and eat them in the beer gardens outside the tents. Many a publican has tried to put a stop to this practice but city fathers have always fiercely defended the tradition.The 175th Oktoberfest has been scaled down a little since it coincides this year with a Bavarian garden and agricultural festival in the city but event director, Gabriele Weishaeupl, expects an increase in attendance.The city's hotels report healthy bookings and some hostelries have hiked their tariffs for the occasion "but there are plenty of rooms to be had," said Frank-Ulrich John, a spokesman for the Bavarian hoteliers' association. "It's nonsense to say that Munich is booked out." There are rooms to suit every pocket, he added.A converted circus tent in the old part of Munich offers one cheap and cheerful place to stay. The International Youth Camp at Kapuziner-Hoelzl and the Wiesn-Camp at the Riem Olympic stadium are popular among young people. Visitors can rent tents which sleep up to four for around 12 euros a person. There are other reasonably-priced camping grounds at other locations in the city such as in the Garmischer Straße and at Munich-Obermenzing.Those planning to spend the Oktoberfest nights in their caravans or mobile homes in Munich may find parking difficult. The second week of the festival is particularly popular with motorised Italian tourists and space is at a premium. Those who park close to the festivities may arrive back from an evening out to find their sleeping quarters have been towed away by the police.Most of the seats in the beer tents have been booked out for months now but space is still available at the lunchtime "Wiesn" sessions during the week. During the 16 days of the event, there are a total of 1.63 million places available and 730,000 of those cannot be reserved in advance."Sixty per cent of the seats around the meadow are still free," said Weishaeupl. Admittedly around 6 million visitors will be on the lookout for somewhere to sit down and enjoy their beer".There are 14 huge festival tents, ranging from the "Schottenhamel" where the mayor of Munich dons an apron and grabs a mallet in order to inaugurate the first barrel, to the "Ochsenbraterei" where oxen are roasted on a spit and the Hofbraeu brewer's tent with its space for 10,000 people. Stars from film and television are often seen at the Oktoberfest and their favourite haunts are the "Hippodrom" and "Kaefer Wiesn Schaenke" marquees.The local tourist authority helps spot gaps in the beer tents with a daily "barometer" or guide to where places are still vacant. "In =the daytime during the week is the best time to go to the Wiesn," said Munich landlords' spokesman Toni Roiderer.It's an ideal time for those who like to sup their beer to the sound of traditional Bavarian brass-band music. In the evenings there are many more people milling in and around the marquees where loud disco music is played after 6 pm.Many of the clientele like to dress up for the Oktoberfest but women visitors should be careful about their outfits.Loferl socks, which seem to be a contradiction in terms, since they cover only the area above the foot, are not supposed to be worn dangling around the knees but completely cover the calves.Even the wearing of a dirndl has its pitfalls. By placing the knot on the right side of the apron the wearer can signal to the world that she is engaged, married or otherwise taken. A knot on the left side means: "you'm single and open to advances."For further information contact the Munich Tourist Office at Sendlinger Straße 1, 80331 Munich(Tel.: 0049-89/23 39 65 00) or on the internet by clicking onto: www. muenchen-tourist. de, www. muenchen. de, www. oktoberfest. de. Most websites have a section in English.                                        Source: www.topnews.in QUOTE THIS PAGE ON YOUR BLOG/SITE CREATELINKTOWARDSTHISARTICLE PREVIEWQUOTE
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