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Raytoberfest

Just came home from a week in Munich for Ryan's 33rd birthday. He's celebrated the last few years at Oktoberfest in Alpine Village, Torrance. This year, we did the real thing! 
It was more than we expected for sure. It was a huge carnival for adults! Compared to the one beer tent that we're used to, there were several large tents, each with a theme and sponsored Bavarian beer. We dressed in dirndls and lederhosen, ate pretzels, pork knuckle, bratwursts, and strudels, rode bumper cars while buzzed, and drank lots of bier (me more than usual).
Vi Vadi Hotel was conveniently a few blocks from Oktoberfest. We were also not too far from the city center. We walked around Marienplatz, the main square. Saw a bit of the outdoor market, Viktualienmarkt, mesmerized by the surfers in the river at  Englischer Garten, and had good coffee at Man versus Machine. 
We even made time to leave the city a couple days. We visited the oldest working brewery in the world, Weihenstephan. It was difficult to get there and we didn't make it to the tour, but the beer and food at the restaurant was worth it. We did a castle tour to Linderhof and Neuschwantein castles, as well as visit whimsical Oberammergau village where we had delicious hazelnut ice cream.
A short yet memorable trip to München. Another thing to check off the bucket list! 
Auf Wiedersehen! 
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