Oktoberfest pictures 2

WHAT'S UP?: Two cute girls at the Oktoberfest in Munich, in the Schottenhamel beer tent. mdid

RIDING HIGH: The Hippodrom tent workers and owners on the way to the Oktoberfest field on the first day. GAP089

THE BEST WURST YOU'LL EVER TRY: A Bratwurst and Sauerkraut is classic German cuisine. Strocchi

FRIENDS: A trio pose for the camera on the Wiesn. Herr_Bert

SADDLE UP: The child-monk Munich symbol, the Münchener Kindl, in the form of young lady. She leads the procession that kicks off the festivities at Oktoberfest. GAP089

VIVA BAVARIA!: A beer dray in front of the Bavaria Statue on the Oktoberfest Wiesn. Jan Beckendorf

WHAT A SMILE: This guy looks like he's found heaven at the Munich Oktoberfest. .myke

CARNEYS: Performers and freaks fill the stage of the Schichtl, an essential part of the Oktoberfest since 1869. Rainer Kunert / FVAmuc

MY FIRST OKTOBERFEST: That's me on the left with a couple of friends at the Munich fest. Good times, good times.

COLOURFUL: The action on the Theresienwiese (Oktoberfest field). You can see the Alps in the background. Thorsten Naeser / FVAmuc

GOT BEER?: The waitresses make easy work of carting up to 10 Maß of beer around the tents at the Oktoberfest. Nagy / Presseamt München

LOOP THE LOOP: The Olympic rings rollercoaster at the
Munich Oktoberfest. Allie_Caulfield

DRINK ME: Heaven in a mug - A full Maß of Hofbrauhaus beer at
the annual festival .myke

SOUVENIRS:A guy with a couple of momentos to remember the world's
biggest beer festival. gabemac

IF YOU'RE REALLY HUNGRY..: Oxen meet their makers on the spitroasts inside the Ochsenbraterei beer tent at the Bavaria Oktoberfest. Jan Beckendorf

IN A TWIRL: The best Oktoberfest promo poster of recent years. xoque

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