Munich has opened its doors to thousands of beer drinking merrymakers as the world's biggest folk festival, the Oktoberfest, got under way in celebrations which this year last two days longer than usual.
Munich mayor Christian Ude broke open the first keg at midday and declared the 173rd festival open with the words 'the barrel is tapped'. That was the cue for the oompah bands to start up and armies of buxom waitresses to begin serving litres of beer to the 100,000 thirsty guests squashed around long wooden tables in the 14 heaving beer tents.
Merrymakers last year downed 6.1 million litres of beer and devoured 479,610 roast chickens and 55,913 knuckles of pork.
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Kanał: Entertainment Dodano: July 16, 2007 at 9:03 pm Autor: itnsource