Oktoberfest Sequel: Day 2

Oktoberfest Sequel: Day 2

9/21/2026

Munich

Beers Drank: 3.5 liters each & 2 train beers for me

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Jake was up at 1am and I was up at 3. We were both able to sort of go back to sleep but were up again and ready for brek by 6am. It starts at 6:30 on weekdays…

We were first into the dining room and chowing down like kings. Our plan was to hit up Oktoberfest, this year the smart way. That starts with a hearty brek and pre-hydration. We made our way to the local Rewe and got water, or what we thought was water and Powerade. It turned out to be carbonated mineral water. We slowly got ready for the festival. Packing a bag with smaller bottles of the mineral water, umbrella, battery banks. Then we needed to get dressed…

Let’s say we’ve enjoyed food and beer a bit since our last trip out here. It was a rather snug fit for both of us. I don’t need to breathe while drinking, right?

Naturally we just missed the train to Munich but the next one wasn’t too far behind. The train was full of revelers and the crowd of lederhosen and dirndls swept us with right to the festival grounds.

Bag checked, we entered at the thrill ride section. We made our way through, stopping to pet the beer cart horses and decide our action plan. Jake wanted to hit up the love tent (Marshall) so off we were to that one. It was quite empty at 11:30am and we decided on a backup to our backup plan if we got separated this year. 

We were smart, splitting a liter of beer and debated a second or moving onto another tent. Then some Swiss guys joined our table. So we had a second split liter while chatting. They come every year and go every day that they are in town. FYI, that is alot. 

Second liter down, a successful visit to the water closet without losing each other and we headed out for a snack. The spaeztle vendor was right outside, yum!

We talked through Ochsenbraterei tent to look at the roasting ox. They also post the name of that day’s ox, morbid.

Then we headed to Ammer. Jake’s next tent destination. This one is a small fry and we had plenty of room in the outdoor area. Another liter split and onto the next destination.

We walked through Augustiner and planted ourselves at Pschorr-Festzelt Bräurosl. Jake went to the bathroom and I thought I had ordered one liter to split but was brought two, oops. This tent was fun! Bench standing, great music. Coincidence that it was also the gay tent? I think not. We sang along while standing on the benches to Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and Spice Girls.

It was pushing mid-afternoon and we decided to start making our way out, but first we needed to see the Devil’s Wheel which we missed last trip. Jake attempted it, I didn’t feel the need to flash people this trip so I watched.

We collected our backpack and walked to our favorite Biergarten, Augustiner-Keller. We each got a liter of festbier and split the dinner special and side of Keller cheese. Ready to burst I unzipped my dirndl in the bathroom and hid it with my seater. Oxygen is so good! Some older guys next to us at the table were saying how they come once a week for dinner there.

We were feeling very full and rather buzzed up when we made it to Munich main train station. We took turns going to the public toilet and both had a terrible incident with the attendant accusing both of us amongst many others of not paying. She actually attempted to physically push me out of the bathroom.

We I misread the train board which led us to missing our train. We found the correct platform and got some train beers for the ride back. By the time we arrived back in Augsburg we were starving all over again and naturally we had to get dinner. Doner, you’re up!  Inside our room, my German surgeon had sent us a bottle of wine!

Consider Oktoberfest a success this year.

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