{"id":6323,"date":"2024-09-22T21:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T03:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=6323"},"modified":"2026-10-05T21:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T03:55:06","slug":"oktoberfest-2024-second-day-at-the-wiesn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/09\/oktoberfest-2024-second-day-at-the-wiesn\/","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest 2024: Second Day at the Wiesn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our 2nd day at Oktoberfest. We started by watching the Hunters and Costume parade, which is a very long, very large parade that continued throughout the Oktoberfest grounds through midday. It went right in front of our hotel, which made it easy to relax at the hotel’s outdoor seating area. We didn’t watch for long…we made our way back to the grounds and the parade was heading that way too.<\/p>\n

Then Dave and I enjoyed a ma\u00df at the Paulaner Biergarten before wandering over to the “Teufelsrad”, this spinning disc that folks ride on. Whoever stays on the disc the longest wins (bragging rights, at least). Neither of us rode on the disc…<\/p>\n

We met our tour group at mid-afternoon for the walk over to the Hofbr\u00e4u tent…the largest of the Oktoberfest tents. We had a long reservation there — thru closing! At first I was COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED by the crowds and noise but after a ma\u00df or two of beer, it suddenly didn’t seem so bad ???. It was very warm, though. The band in this tent tends to cater to the international visitors, playing every popular singalong song you can think of. You end up standing on the benches for the last couple hours.<\/p>\n

It was a late night…and we had an early start coming up on Monday for a Berchtesgaden tour for our last full day in Germany ??????.<\/p>\n

#oktoberfest????<\/p>\n

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Our view out the window Sunday morning…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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One of the best photos of Dave, in his happy place!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The “Teufelsrad” literally translates to “Devil’s Wheel”. For Dave and me, it translated to “the beer + physics game”. It was \u20ac5 to enter…then you could stay in the tent as long as you like, either to spectate or participate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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While Dave and I took some video of the Devil’s Wheel, there are much better ones on YouTube. In this one, you can see the ropes and wrecking balls they break out on the last few on the wheel.<\/p>\n