Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit

At this moment, the biggest festival in Munich is coming to an end: the 175th Oktoberfest.

This year, I went there three times. Last Monday, we finished work early and dressed in our Dirndls in the restroom before we left for the Hippodrom (one of the tents).

On thursday, Nicole asked me in the morning to join her family and friends in the afternoon for another round in the Hippodrom. So enjoyed the festival again.

Friday morning, my friends and me left early in the morning to get a place in one of tents. We heard some horror stories that the tents get closed because of overcrowding just some minutes after tent opening. We ran into Fischer Vroni tent at 9 o'clock in the morning and found a table right in the middle. We sat down and did not leave before 5 pm. We ordered several Mass beer and food.

IAA Commercial Vehicles

My company sent me to the IAA to have a look at our competitors and their products. Here some nice buses:

TemSA Diamond (coach)

Van Hool T 917 Altano - sleeping cabin

Solaris Urbino 12 New Edition

Setra - glass ceiling

KingLong XMQ6900 (coach)

Irisbus - Hynovis (Hybrid city bus)

Regensburg

Two weeks ago, I visited Regensburg for Micha's and Tom's wedding and between the celebrations, we had a guided tour around the city.

Regensburg is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe and was founded by the Romans as a fortress at their northern border. The Stone Bridge (on the two pictures below) was completed in 1146 and connected the town with the other side of the Dabube.

Regensburg's landmark is the Dom St Peter - a Gothic cathedral started in the late 13th century. It was built to show off the prosperity of the citizens and the first part was finished within 50 years, the rest took longer as the wealth faded away. Today, the cathedral is under current restoration.

Around the cathedral, there are patrician houses which are still used as shops, residential houses and restaurants.