Still full!

After yesterday's feast of beer, sausage, beer, chicken, beer, shintzle, and more beer I think I'm still quite full!  Breakfast this morning is most likely going to be OJ and coffee :)

Yesterday was a lot of fun though.  That start of the day at the market was good and thanks to Gabrielle and Nick, we found a homemade chocolate shop that was quite amazing.  Kirstyn and I sampled tiramisu, coffee, eggnog, cognac, rum, champagne and macadamia nut truffles.  Yum!

After the walk around the market, we made our way to the festival (which is only a few minute walk from our hotel).  We started right away with a beer on a merry-go-round bar near one of the entrances.  One of the great things here is that you are always drinking out of a glass.  Any sort of festival I've been to in the states gives you plastic, which is definitely not as nice to drink out of.  I didn't see any issues with glasses being dropped and every glass you drink from you get a token worth 3 Euro when you return the glass (which prevents theft).

The festival grounds are pretty big and the carnival-type rides are everywhere!  They have some standard attractions, but there are many, many more than I've ever seen.. and bigger too!  Kirstyn and Gabrielle went on the swing ride while Nick and I tried out some local Paulinar.  I did finally try a  ride a little later called "Play Ball!"  It's hard to describe this one, but basically you and 3 friends are spinning in a car which is spinning on a big platform... All while the platform tilts on one side up in the air.  I'll try to get a link which actually has a picture....

Next we were able to meet up with Fregly and Christina for the big highlight which was the Hippodrom tent.  This was truly an amazing experience.  The beer tents are gargantuan and filled with hundreds of people having a great time drinking, eating, and singing along with the live polka band.

I'll have to fill more in about the tent later as we are about to get breakfast and then head off the the BWM and technology museum.