Guten tag! Good thing one of my favorite holidays falls about 6 months after/before my other favorite holiday. But for now, we are braving the heat and humidity of Delhi and going for it.
Round 1.
The American Embassy hosts an Oktoberfest at the end of September. For about $30 one gains entry and all you-can-eat, all you-can-drink. Lights are strung up everywhere, and many options are available: brats, beef, chicken, potatoes, apple strudel...toss in Erdinger Weiss and Paulaner Salvator and you have a pretty good night.
The band played no German music but rocks a slew of popular songs from through the decades. Dancing was inevitable with an open bar. But the real highlight was the games. Last year the AES teacher team won the beer drinking relay. This year, two members were missing, one moved on, and one "retired" (code for his wife said not this time). So we formed a new team. I got with two others and the husband of another and went to round 1. Fourteen teams of 4 lined up and at Go started with the first drinking a beer, followed but the next and so on. In a tight race we were deemed to have finished 2nd and the top 3 made the finals.
The finals came and I went first finishing among the top, our next guy bobbled the glass, gagged, and struggled to make it. The team next to us was destroying us, but our third man got it done and, from way behind, our final man crushed it, coming from way back to win it all! These games were followed by the obligatory holding of the litre of beer straight out till exhaustion game, a couples inter-linked arm game, and the dizzy izzy bat game (you can probably guess how that ended). All in all it was a great night, though we went home probably the earliest of all of our Oktoberfest experiences.
Round 2
The Brewers of AES have been hosting an annual Oktoberfest on campus. Much more low key than the American version of the previous two weeks, although with much better music (early on). Since the brewers on campus were providing the brew, about 5 of us brought down brews of various styles and set them out, with brewery names and labels to boot!
We also bought sausages (rare and expensive here) and soft pretzels while other guests brought other foods like German potato salad. There was more food and beer than our campus could crush!
Round 1.
The American Embassy hosts an Oktoberfest at the end of September. For about $30 one gains entry and all you-can-eat, all you-can-drink. Lights are strung up everywhere, and many options are available: brats, beef, chicken, potatoes, apple strudel...toss in Erdinger Weiss and Paulaner Salvator and you have a pretty good night.
The band played no German music but rocks a slew of popular songs from through the decades. Dancing was inevitable with an open bar. But the real highlight was the games. Last year the AES teacher team won the beer drinking relay. This year, two members were missing, one moved on, and one "retired" (code for his wife said not this time). So we formed a new team. I got with two others and the husband of another and went to round 1. Fourteen teams of 4 lined up and at Go started with the first drinking a beer, followed but the next and so on. In a tight race we were deemed to have finished 2nd and the top 3 made the finals.
The finals came and I went first finishing among the top, our next guy bobbled the glass, gagged, and struggled to make it. The team next to us was destroying us, but our third man got it done and, from way behind, our final man crushed it, coming from way back to win it all! These games were followed by the obligatory holding of the litre of beer straight out till exhaustion game, a couples inter-linked arm game, and the dizzy izzy bat game (you can probably guess how that ended). All in all it was a great night, though we went home probably the earliest of all of our Oktoberfest experiences.
Round 2
The Brewers of AES have been hosting an annual Oktoberfest on campus. Much more low key than the American version of the previous two weeks, although with much better music (early on). Since the brewers on campus were providing the brew, about 5 of us brought down brews of various styles and set them out, with brewery names and labels to boot!
We also bought sausages (rare and expensive here) and soft pretzels while other guests brought other foods like German potato salad. There was more food and beer than our campus could crush!
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