Oktoberfest!

Oktoberfest in Dublin was quite crazy! It started off sedate enough and then the music got going and it went wild.  The place was packed and everyone was singing, dancing and drinking.  I believe that the beer was very strong which might explain the girl being taken away by paramedics at about 8pm.

When you left the beer tent to go to the bathroom it took about 20 minutes to get back in due to the crowds.  There was also a system where you exited one side and then went back in at the other side, this was causing a huge queue.  Luckily my sister and I were able to bypass the line and enter through the exit by pretending we were event staff - made believable by the fact that we were wearing  "Dirndl" style costumes!

The above and below are some girls in authentic Dirndls.  They were all German Nationals who are currently living in Ireland.

It was actually hard to believe that we were in Ireland it felt like we were in Germany!  It was such a great event - a really great day out in Dublin.

Beer lovers should take note of this festival and plan to visit Ireland in 2013 for it!  Of course there will be loads going on this year in Ireland because it is the year of "The Gathering"