{"id":12657,"date":"2015-09-16T12:03:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T12:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/?p=12657"},"modified":"2015-09-17T17:20:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T17:20:37","slug":"missing-oktoberfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/missing-oktoberfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Oktoberfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/1-img_7719\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10453\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10453\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/1-img_7719\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7719.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411907484&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.976&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bavaria Statue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7719-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7719.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10453 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7719.jpg\" alt=\"Bavaria Statue \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7719.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7719-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apologies for the brief interlude. \u00a0 With less than 2.5 weeks to go now (hopefully) before the arrival of Small Person no. 3, I find myself obsessed with two things only &#8211; sleeping and cleaning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being the size of a barrage balloon does have it&#8217;s advantages however, dictating what the baby absolutely needs to eat at that precise moment in time for example (he or she currently has a bit of a thing for ice-cream which is always nice) and not being able to do various hated household chores (which is always a\u00a0bonus).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sadly, with the advantages, come the disadvantages too, and along with not being able to get up too quickly without fear of blacking out, not remembering what my feet look like, and trying not to worry myself sick about giving birth in a &#8220;foreign&#8221; hospital &#8211; for the first time since we moved here I find myself contemplating an Oktoberfest free year. \u00a0 For yes, frighteningly it is already that time of year again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/1-img_7779\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10438\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10438\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/1-img_7779\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411912346&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.157&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brewery horses oktoberfest\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779-720x480.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10438 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779.jpg\" alt=\"brewery horses oktoberfest\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7779-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday sees the first of the traditional opening parades, and Mr R&#8217;s first table invitation. \u00a0 I am just hoping that he doesn&#8217;t make the same &#8220;accidental standing on a bench with a bier in hand mistake&#8221; as he did last year, as I won&#8217;t be there to supervise!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tdKxd3oc0x\/\" target=\"_top\">Thanks for the widn @lifeat139a ! I am currently recovering from a fabulous day at #oktoberfest where my beloved made the mistake of standing on a bench to swap places. He forgot that this is a sign that you are volunteering to down your mass in one! He survived thankfully! :D<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Emma (@bavariansojourn) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-09-27T16:31:52+00:00\">Sep 27, 2014 at 9:31am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As I cant go, I thought I would put together a little round up of past visits to give you some idea of what it&#8217;s actually like if you haven&#8217;t been, and just exactly what I will be missing out on\u00a0*Sob*.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proceedings start at 11.00 this Saturday with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oktoberfest.info\/en\/events\/grand-entry-of-landlords-and-breweries\/\">Grand Entry of Landlords and Breweries<\/a> with beautifully decorated brewery carts and horses, followed by the staff who will work tirelessly for the next two weeks. \u00a0Whilst Sunday will feature the massive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/costume-and-riflemans-parade\/\">Costume and Rifleman&#8217;s parade<\/a>, featuring around 8,000 people from all over the place in their very Sunday best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here you can read about what it feels like to wear <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/a-trip-to-the-tracht-shop\/\">traditional dress<\/a> that is very much not your own for the very first time (I don&#8217;t actually think we Brits have one?) &#8211; especially mortifying when you are on your own and your train breaks down while you are wearing it, as detailed in my post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/my-first-oktoberfest\/\">My First Oktoberfest<\/a> back in 2012&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/night-wiesn-2014\/1-img_7849\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10465\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10465\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/night-wiesn-2014\/1-img_7849\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412288876&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.805&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oktoberfest at night\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849-300x196.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849-720x471.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10465 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849.jpg\" alt=\"oktoberfest at night \" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-IMG_7849-720x471.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have written about the fantastic experience that is Oktoberfest in the dark in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/anightatthewiesn\/\">A Night at the Wiesn 2013<\/a> (with pictures that I am not proud of, but am particularly impressed I was able to take at the time!) to the much more beautifully detailed<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/night-wiesn-2014\/\"> Night at the Wiesn 2014 <\/a>where I had obviously had a much more sensible evening &#8211; which hopefully gives you an insight into the amazing atmosphere of Oktoberfest at night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/1-img_7737\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10454\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10454\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/1-img_7737\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411908337&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oktoberfest leberkuchen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737-720x540.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10454 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737.jpg\" alt=\"oktoberfest leberkuchen\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7737-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Letting you in on a few <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/oktoberfest-secrets\/\">Oktoberfest Secrets (the Oide Wiesn, where to avoid the tourists, and what not to do in a bier tent) <\/a>has to be my favourite post of the lot though, and perhaps captures everything that is great about the biggest bier fest in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So if you are going, think of me whilst I am nurturing my ever expanding belly (whilst worrying about whether it&#8217;s indeed possible for it to get any bigger) and I will raise a Ma\u00df of alkoholfrei bier to you all whilst missing out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/sunday-photo-oktoberfest\/1-img_7721\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10428\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10428\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/sunday-photo-oktoberfest\/1-img_7721\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-IMG_7721.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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