Tonight I went to Germany! ...just for the night! Down the road, not too far from my house was the first annual Oktoberfest at the Germania center. Boy, those Germans know how to throw a party! Tonight I decided that the dark beer tastes better than the light beer.
The event continues through tomorrow.
Germania of Poughkeepsie 2008 Oktoberfest - Sept 12,13,14
I attended with my husband, son and our friends/neighbors along with their kids and grand-kids. Joe, the neighbor kid (I refer to him as a kid even though he's all grown up because his parents are as old as me and he's as old as my kids), ...well, that Joe tried to lure me to the dance floor for the chicken dance. But just as I was setting down my beer one of those German ladies stole him from me. As he was grabbed from the other direction, I was feeling relieved to have been spared from having to do that silly arm flapping dance. Then suddenly the chicken dance became cool, because Joe was doing it and having fun. So, then my son joined in. Ah, ha! Did these boys come to Oktoberfest just to meet nice German women? Did these German women have eyes for these 20 something guys?
Then, I spotted this cute couple. They told me they have been married 19 years and I told them how they looked so in love! Well, I also told them they looked like leprechauns ...then they told me I was all wrong - "different country" they said. What did I know, it, I was drinking that yummy dark beer!
Did you know ....In heaven there is no beer, that's why we drink it all here!
Well, this guy was drinking alot of beer! Drinking and dancing. Dancing every dance - and never did he part ways with his mug. He never spilled a drop either! How could that be?
Although I was disappointed at the limited menu of brats, chicken and a veal dish with a German name - I was promised that next year if I come back there will be potato pancakes. That's all I came for! After-all what's an Oktoberfest without potato pancakes? They didn't even have wiener schnitzel or sauerbraten! I satisfied my hunger with a big pretzel. I left without desert too because they were not serving up cream puffs which I also had my heart set on - so I boycotted all the other choices. One thing's for sure - I'll be back next year for the dark beer!
Well, it WAS their first year for Oktoberfest and it was a great success. What a celebration!
...Thanks Germania!
Poughkeepsie needs more events like this! I'll be back next year!
...Oh, and about that potato pancake - I like mine with applesauce & a dollop of sour cream!
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