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Ein Prosit!: A practical guide to Oktoberfest
It lasts for two weeks.
Over five million people will visit.
Nearly six million litres of beer will be drunk, dropped, or spilled on the tables while dancing.
Visitors from across the world will eat more than half a million roast chicken, over a hundred oxen, and uncountable numbers of grilled sausages.
There will be Lederhosen as far as the eye can see, rollercoasters will light up the sky, thousands of guests will party the night away inside vast tents before going home to collapse, exhausted. Then they will get up, and do it all over again.
It is the greatest party on earth. And it happens every year.
Welcome to Oktoberfest.
Packed with insider tips and vital knowledge, this guide will tell you everything you need to know about your Oktoberfest visit - how to choose the best day, discover your favourite tent, find those elusive empty seats, drink like a German, sing like a local, and party into the night like a champion. Interested? Read on!
Over five million people will visit.
Nearly six million litres of beer will be drunk, dropped, or spilled on the tables while dancing.
Visitors from across the world will eat more than half a million roast chicken, over a hundred oxen, and uncountable numbers of grilled sausages.
There will be Lederhosen as far as the eye can see, rollercoasters will light up the sky, thousands of guests will party the night away inside vast tents before going home to collapse, exhausted. Then they will get up, and do it all over again.
It is the greatest party on earth. And it happens every year.
Welcome to Oktoberfest.
Packed with insider tips and vital knowledge, this guide will tell you everything you need to know about your Oktoberfest visit - how to choose the best day, discover your favourite tent, find those elusive empty seats, drink like a German, sing like a local, and party into the night like a champion. Interested? Read on!
97 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2014
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Chris Harrison
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September 17, 2016
Chris Harrison in his publication Ein Prosit! A practical guide to Oktoberfest takes the reader on an adventure into the inner workings of the greatest beer festival in the world – The Munich Oktoberfest. Harrison makes it clear from the beginning that this book is no ordinary tour guide. Instead, he takes the reader on a journey into the social and cultural world of German beer drinking. The book is not only successful in describing the unique rules and etiquette required to get happily and possibly safely drunk at Oktoberfest, he also gives a great description of the various drinking tents and beers to the extent that you can almost taste the purity of the German made brews.
A practical guide to Oktoberfest is also unique in that Chris Harrison does not restrict discussion to only ‘beer related‘ facts. He also gives practical advice on how to communicate effectively, get back to your hotel safely and what food to eat without making a disgrace of yourself. He even shows how a drinker can identify if someone is single or married. This information gives a new twist on the idea of ‘tying the knot’. Conversely, I think the book may have overdone some of the advice on fashion and shoe sizes. However, this does not detract from the general purpose and theme of A practical guide to Oktoberfest. I can easily recommend this book to anyone wishing to enjoy some great German beer and engage with the community spirit that makes this festival one of the world’s ‘must do’ events.
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A practical guide to Oktoberfest is also unique in that Chris Harrison does not restrict discussion to only ‘beer related‘ facts. He also gives practical advice on how to communicate effectively, get back to your hotel safely and what food to eat without making a disgrace of yourself. He even shows how a drinker can identify if someone is single or married. This information gives a new twist on the idea of ‘tying the knot’. Conversely, I think the book may have overdone some of the advice on fashion and shoe sizes. However, this does not detract from the general purpose and theme of A practical guide to Oktoberfest. I can easily recommend this book to anyone wishing to enjoy some great German beer and engage with the community spirit that makes this festival one of the world’s ‘must do’ events.
This review was created for Readers Favorite.
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