Lesson one.
Arrive earlier than 1:00pm
Expect HUGE throngs
Expect drunk 16 year olds
Avoid flipping the bird to the doorman of a beer tent.
We have survived the first experience and plan to go back for another go tomorrow, but much earlier. Might avoid that tent too!
It’s a huge ‘Royal Show’ with rides, stalls, and the vast beer halls.
After wandering around I’m the throngs for a while We lined up at one door of a beer tent and noticed after a while the doorman was only letting in pretty young girls in costume. Any men coming to him from the inside to ask if they could come out for a smoke , he would send over to the smoking area. Any pretty girls he would let out.
He was a jerk. After half an hour waiting on the sun right at the front of the queue, and seeing others being let in at other doors, we finally had enough and walked off. In my trail I left the international sign if displeasure.
Hmmm. Perhaps not so clever. He had a very loud voice. Quite impressive. No idea what was going on about. I muttered something like a sorry and a few other English words and he either realized the futility, or had run out of abusive words. Apology is the better part of valour in a strange country!!!
Chris bought a litre Stein as a souvenir and we all seem to have silly hats. So the turtle trail is now marked by a line of grey witches hats!!
Back in the Ratts Keller now for the free WiFi, off for a cheap take away, then home to our little house in the country.
I’ve created a blog of our journey into Munich, but it’s on the iPad back at the house that has no wifi.
The morning today was very nice, spent with Tim’s half fourth cousin Julia and her cute daughter Carlotta, and Julia’s partner Toby . We tracked our relationship back to a couple five generations back where we shared genes. That’ll do for calling it a close family connection!!
Here is the family with Julia and cutie Carlotta
