MUNICH, Germany. Ammer Tent.

J & I hadn't exactly planned on Oktoberfest this year, until we visited Munich in July and loved it! J casually inquired on whether or not the hotel we were staying at, had any availability during Oktoberfest at all. They said they did, in fact, but only during the week. J & I, being newbies, were sort of disappointed at first, but then, we talked about it and decided, 'hey, who cares, it's still Oktoberfest!' So, before leaving Munich in July, we booked a room for 2 nights in October, to experience Oktoberfest.

We started our journey to Munich on Wednesday morning and arrived in Munich around 5 hours later, after stopping for food along the way. We checked in, got the dog settled in our room, changed and set out to see what Oktoberfest was all about! First of all, could not have had a better hotel! We were literally a block and a half walk from the grounds and it was fabulous! 

J & I wandered for a bit and finally decided we should attempt to find a place for an early dinner.   We had NO IDEA how the tents worked. All we knew was that we could not get a 'reservation.' So, we found a tent, saw people casually walking in and decided we would take a chance. So, we walked on in and stood around (I took the opportunity to snap some photos), until J decided to ask if we could eat. We got a 'SURE!' What? It was that easy?! More on tents in posts to come..

The tent we picked was Ammer, known for their chicken & duck. Yum! How gorgeous is their decor, seriously? I love it! It was too early for their nightly headliner band, but they still had a really great band entertaining their early dinner guests. J & I ordered beer. At Oktoberfest, you only get one size. BIG! It's really a Liter. Truthfully, at any other brauhaus we visited in Munich prior to this visit, only served this size, or maybe that's all we ordered. ;) 

We loved and enjoyed our beer and lunch and probably looked at each other and asked if this was for real 100 times. We really are doing our best to really experience our time here to the fullest!

And, as always, on vacation, I can't get enough of the sweets and the bread. A girl's gotta have some cheat days! :) 

How about a brezel as big as your head?!

Obatzda. A Bavarian speciality of cheese, butter and spices. So good!

Bread dumpling with vanilla sauce! Yum!