(most photos courtesy of Katie Lepak, I wisely didn't bring my camera)
Last weekend, Katie and I went to Munich to play in an ultimate tournament and of course, join in the Oktoberfestivities. The weekend was set up so that we played all day Friday, had Saturday off to taste the beer and played again on Sunday. There are 14 big beer tents on a massive fair grounds, where each tent could hold close to 10,000 people.
(taken from muenchen.de)Our tournament fees included entrance and reservations in the Hofbräuzelt, right beside the band who played everything from Country Roads to the traditional and often repeated toast "Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit, der Gemutlichkeit", which roughly translates to " A Toast, A Toast to Coziness".
Before heading into the tent, however, we explored the midway and met up with a few other people from the tournament at Das Teufelsrad (the Devil's Wheel). This is a rotating disc, where people try to stay on while being hit with a giant ball and lassoed by carnies. Occasionally, the caller gets two kids up there and makes them box, or asks all the women in dirndls to come up and have a hool-a-hoop contest.
Click on the photo above or this link to watch the hilarious video of us giving it a go. I didn't stay on long because I am weak, but Russ ( a friend from Berlin Ultimate) managed to stay until the end.
Before heading into the tent, however, we explored the midway and met up with a few other people from the tournament at Das Teufelsrad (the Devil's Wheel). This is a rotating disc, where people try to stay on while being hit with a giant ball and lassoed by carnies. Occasionally, the caller gets two kids up there and makes them box, or asks all the women in dirndls to come up and have a hool-a-hoop contest.
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