Saturday night, after a full day of working on the competition, I suggested to Saori that we go check out Frühlingsfest before it ended. Frühlingsfest is like a state fair, but dedicated explicitly to drinking beer. It runs nearly a month long, and started when I began noticing bros in Lederhosen and plaid and the girls in skirts and drindls appearing at the metro stations, and stumbling back wasted and obnoxious from 9 pm onwards.
It takes place at the city equivalent of the fairgrounds, down by the Necker River, which shows you how industrial the city views the river. Its a huge and long loop of carnival rides, beer tents of various sizes, food stalls, and arcade games. There's no admission fee, but everything is expensive. The food is good, though, they have Americans beat as far as carnival food goes. Tons of sausages, burgers, pasta, regional specialities, chocolate covered fruits, ice cream, etc.
We rode a few rides including the ferris wheel which had some great views of the city, and played some marksmanship games for a cheap plush toy. The weather was crappy but mostly cleared up by the time we had finished our first beer, and the rainy dusk gave way to a misty night which made the neon everywhere glow in the darkness.
It was fun, I'd go next year, but I'd wait for better weather.
It takes place at the city equivalent of the fairgrounds, down by the Necker River, which shows you how industrial the city views the river. Its a huge and long loop of carnival rides, beer tents of various sizes, food stalls, and arcade games. There's no admission fee, but everything is expensive. The food is good, though, they have Americans beat as far as carnival food goes. Tons of sausages, burgers, pasta, regional specialities, chocolate covered fruits, ice cream, etc.
We rode a few rides including the ferris wheel which had some great views of the city, and played some marksmanship games for a cheap plush toy. The weather was crappy but mostly cleared up by the time we had finished our first beer, and the rainy dusk gave way to a misty night which made the neon everywhere glow in the darkness.
It was fun, I'd go next year, but I'd wait for better weather.
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