The 2013 Oktoberfest in Hannover, Germany – As Experienced by An American Expat and His German Wife

Hannover Oktoberfest Ride 2013
“How do you say, ‘Stop the ride, I’m gonna hurl’ in German?” — Photo by Kai Nehm (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trau_kainehm/)

You know us: I am an American expat, my wife is a wacky German, and together we live in Hannover, Germany. Once again, we ventured to the Hannover Oktoberfest at the Schützenplatz fair grounds. This year, we rode all the rides, listened to all the music, ate all the food and drank all the beer. ALL OF IT. We also filmed the entire thing, so you can experience it with us! Check out the video below:

WARNING: Video contains a few F-bombs and some other swear words. (And screaming. Lots of screaming. From me, a full-grown man.)

Would you like to see another one of our videos? Check out our trip to the “Hannover Adventure Zoo.”

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  1. Awesome video! Reminds me of the many Volks Fests I attended with my German wife when I was stationed in Stuttgart. Of course you probably did not get to see a large group of MPs and Polizie running through your fest to settle who gets what table in the bier tent, but it looks like you guys had a good time anyway. Its nice to see that even 25 years later that the bands are still playing the same traditional german folk music. ;-)

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  2. Was that guy dressed in a Winnie the Pooh costume? I’m fairly certain I saw a band in lederhosen singing John Denver’s “Country Roads.” That’s pretty awesome. Fabulous video and thanks for sharing! It looked like a lot of fun. :)

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