ah germany part 2

ok so part 2. in the last part i forgot to mention, that while we were on the train, there were a bunch of people already pregaming for Oktoberfest. one guy said, "we will start off with italian wine and end with German beer!" it was crazy. now to continue with the story. It was also really cool to see the sun rise up above the mountains. After Munich, we were on our way to Oberammergau. I was still feeling bad but the advil was defiantly working. We got to the town and dropped our stuff off at the Youth Hostel. It was really nice. We went for a walk around the town and stopped in this beautiful church called the Church of St. Peter and Paul. (I believe. I may have to double check in my pictures.) the art work was astonishing!. They even had the body of St. Amadeus located in the church. When we walked in the church, we had accidentally walked into them celebrating mass. It was neat because they were talking in English. We decided to be respectful and leave to come back later since they were at the homily. After lunch we went down to watch the 1st act of the passion play. The place we sat in was huge. It held 4700 people and it was covered, but the stage was under the open sky. The first half of the play was a little boring, because we had to keep referring back to our texts book since the play was in German. For the second half though it was a lot easier to understand because we knew what was happening on the stage. It was sooo cold the 2nd half. i wish i had grabbed one of the blankets that they were handing out. i would have but it was warm when the 2nd half started, so i was like ok ill be fine with my long sleeved shirt and jacket on my legs....nope not a good idea at all. But in the end it was a very good show. I would have had a better connection to the play and actors if it was in English, but it was still very well done.
The next morning we headed back to Munich for Oktoberfest. It was the 200th anniversary. The train was packed with people heading the same way. It was really neat to see all of the kids on the train wearing the dirndls and lederhosen. Once we got out to the fair grounds, it kind of reminded me of the state fair with all of the food stands and rides. The beer halls were huge! We tried to walk through one because Kayla wanted her beer. It was so crowded inside and out! I was starting to feel a little better but I still didn’t want anything heavy on my stomach. I did however have oneof the famous foods from germany, the PRETZEL! As we were walking we couldn’t help but notice all of the drunk people. All in all it was a fun weekend and I was glad we got to go.