Oktoberfest 2011 in pictures

oktoberfest 2011 in pics

I’m a big fan of Alan Taylor’s work. Normally, I find myself looking over the photos on his blog after a major disaster. Fortunately, today’s post brings us the sights and sounds of Oktoberfest in Munich…

On Saturday, the 178th Oktoberfest opened in Munich, Germany, with the traditional tapping of the first keg of beer by Munich’s mayor, Christian Ude, shouting “O’zapft is!” (“It’s tapped!”). The Bavarian festival takes place over 17 days, and some 6 million people are expected to attend. Last year, visitors drank more than 7 million one-liter mugs of beer. Attendance is free, but the beer will cost you: The price of a mug at any of the 14 tents this year comes to €9.20 ($12.60 U.S.). Gathered here are some of the scenes from Oktoberfest 2011’s first weekend.

Enjoy >> Oktoberfest 2011 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic.

 

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