Friday beer garden

Leo's is close to my place - so i can as they say "stumble home"

I just checked the link Ian posted and they appear to have tables set up outside at leos so I will be there at about 5:30. Of course they may not have them out, so I will just hang around looking shifty till everyone else arrives for the official start of proceedings!

EDIT: Or I will go to the Hofbraükeller as kat suggested. Course it's warm enough, bring a coat!

Okay. CU there!

I think the Hofbraukeller is the best bet. There are no leaves on the trees so it catches the sun still.
CitizenSmith was also considering coming along there first.

so which 1 is it??

Hofbräukeller it is, 17:30! See you there.

i give this one a skip - enjoy

Hi there,

Fridays beergarden event will be held on Thursday this week,

see here for details

Hello my stonkers!

Its going to be a stonking 24 degrees on Friday. Time for an afterwork beergarden at the Taxisgarten! Yay!
Come along from 18:00 onwards. We'll be on tables on the north edge towards the back unless anyone fancies a 17:00 start?

Boy am I ready for a long summer this year!

Ian
0172 8227752

Taxisgarten. Taxisstr.12, MVV U1-Gern

Backup plan if sudden bad weather: Indoors, next door at the Concordia Park Beergarden (Landshuter Allee 165/or via Esebeckstr.)
Beergarden map of Munich (X marks our tables)
Yahoo members can checkout the Beergarden Database

Incidentally, if you go to the link the Google satellite view of the beergarden, and zoom in really close, you will see me sitting there already with my beer!
Hey! You can see I'm going a bit thin on top! Thats not fair! <drowns sorrows>

Edit: I've just spotted my dream house on the Google satellite view. Its the one right between the Taxisgarten and the Concordia Park beergardens with the swimming pool! What a life!

Umm, Have you seen this? - Link
Might want to change your mind.

Yes, but that beergarden is a real dump. Despite the discount beers!

a yeah, but its the company you are with not the location that is important.

Precisely!

The price of a beer only starts to make a difference to your wallet when you've had too many to care anyway.
I likes Taxisgarten.

Me likes Taxisgarten too. Haven't been there for ages. Do they still do those yummy potato wedges with a choice of avocado sauce or some other delicious sauce?

Oh the old "Country Kartoffels" Yes. You can even order half-half. Both Avocado and Kräuter sauce together! Quite a few other beergardens are following their lead now.
Incidentally, the Taxisgarten is the original "Spare Rib" beergarten! And last year they were still very good! Me likes them!
Incidentally the Country Kartoffels are called American Potato in the Czech Republic!

I'm just thinking (ohhh, and the brain muscles are aching) ... tomorrow is the dreaded Friday the Thirteenth, and I know a lot of TTers are superstitious, and might be fearful of venturing out on such a day. But there are ways to minimise the danger. For instance, not many people know that the negative energies of Friday the 13th can be completely neutralised by making a sufficiently generous gift to someone whose birthday falls on that day. This has been demonstrated in a very scientific experiment where 100 test persons each donated 100 Euros to the professor conducting the study, on his birthday, a Friday 13th. As a result, the test persons experienced no greater setbacks or mishaps than they would expect on a typical non-Fri-13 day. Some even reported they had better luck than usual. And this was a fairly large sample - 100 people, not just a small group. Now that's pretty convincing evidence, isn't it?

Anyway, the reason I'm waffling on about this is because, what with it being my birthday tomorrow, I am in a unique position to help people ward off the evil energies of Friday 13th. So, if I make it to the Taxisgarten (hopefully!), I shall be generously accepting 100 Euro notes from anyone wishing to save themselves from doom. I feel I was predestined to do this, and I am asking for nothing in return.

Funny, its suddenly my birthday on the 13th too! And I was born on a Friday to boot!

Ian - anyone can say that ... but I have documents to prove it!

BTW, I don't really know what is the minimum amount of generosity needed to avert disaster. Donating 100 Euros to the birthday kid has been scientifically demonstrated to work, but if someone feels that is too much for them, they can contribute less - at their own risk, of course. Even starting a "Happy Birthday" thread on TT might - just might - have some effect. They say it works if you believe in it.

Its all systems go!

I does.
Does that mean that it automatically starts at 5?

If anyone else fancies a 5pm (or earlier!) start please post! So that we dont get people sitting on their own. (Who don't want to!) I'm aiming for 5:30.

Incidentally, whoever is the first to arrive, we'll take a couple of tables at the top end. (See the pointy bit of the Blue Tab here: Link )

Are you both going to bring any proof, as neither of you have your birthdays mentioned in your profiles!

Edit: just asking out of curiosity as I wont be there.

Er.. the dog ate my birth certificate. Yes, that's what happened!

I will be at the Biergarten as early as I can escape from work. I've actually already fulfilled my 38 hour work-week, but my boss has been making report requests like he's on speed and has that maniacal look in his eye still. When his lunch begins to digest, his blood-pressure may go down and I'll be able to slip away. I think 16:30 is a definite possiblilty for me. Maybe even earlier if I work fast. Who else is going early? Who to look for, and where in the Biergarten?

I'll probably be there about 4:30 too.

As for where:

UN, do you really believe what TT'ers write in their profiles?

I shall be bringing proof for the disbelievers! And if anyone still has the audacity to doubt my sincerity, well, April 13th might just turn out to be unlucky for them. Ve haff ways of making you believe.

Can you pick a couple tables at the top end as described above. (basically on the far left if you have your back to Taxisstr.)
Here, at the tip of the blue pointy thing...

Yo. I almost forgot the video bump. On my way soon.
Beer Goggles

Biergartensmoking.
Who the hell was that Nazi anti smoker, (in a biergarten when my smoke was not even going his way when I was walking past).
Well kiss my MFA
Trying to impress your girl?
I am very considerate of non smokers, you included you rude jerk. You were outta line. Not me.
Or pray tell,
how you are so much better than I because you do not smoke? Are you going swimming this weekend? No risk no fun haha.!
KMMFA

Take care,
space

Looks like I left before the fun started. About 11pm

It wasn't at our fun place.
take care,
space

Hi Folks

We're going to take advantage of the Frühlingsfest this week as on the other thread. We're meeting up on Friday in the Augustiner tent at the Frühlingsfest! from 18:00 (20th April)

We'll be sitting in the first few rows in from the front entrance. Look out for people you recognise (fairly redundant sentence) or message/call me on 0172 8227752 to find out exactly where we are sitting. If anyone gets there early and gets a place, please let me know (SMS message) so I can pass it on to any others who may be early.

Its going to be like the Oktoberfest all over again! 'cept its nothing like it!

Ian

0172 8227752
The Frühlingsfest is at the Theresienwiese (the Oktoberfest site) U-Bahn Theresienwiese

I will be there about 6pm and as Ian can't come till a bit later I will try to get a couple of tables near the front entrance. It won't be easy I imagine, so if anyone can get there at the same time we can spread ourselves out a bit. PM me if you want my handy number. I will also inform Ian where we are so you can contact him if you prefer.

It's nothing like the Oktoberfest in size, that's for sure.

Anyhow, here's the latest report from the Western Front:

The first of the tents – the one in the middle of proceedings – is the Paulaner. It’s not finished yet, but then one is not interested in that one, is one.

The Augustiner is at the back, to the left of the Ferris wheel. It is finished but it was also locked, so I’ve no idea what it’s like inside.

As for the sitty-outsidey bits, well I didn’t see any of those but they’re probably just not set up yet. I had to walk round twice before I found the uncovered courtyard that was there in previous years. That is even less finished than the Paulaner tent and they’ve stuck a merry-go-round in front of it just so that nobody can see it.

Thankyou Jeeves live from the Frühlingsfest and now its back to the studio!

Weather looking not bad. But I suspect it'll get cool quickly.
So its still plan A. Augustiner Tent nearer to the big (Ferris) wheel. Inside from 18:00.
Call or sms me if you get lost in a sea of lederhosen, beer and Dirndl cleavages.

Anyone got a video bump to get us singing all our favourite Oktoberfest songs ready for tonight?

I was hoping to be on my way by now, the usual last minute work request screwed that idea right up.

I've put some piccies from last night in the Gallery

I have a friend of mine comin' in from Rotterdam lookin for a party and looking to meet Ex-Pats.

Is it too early to plan for Friday?

KK

This Friday we will be going to the Augustiner Biergarten on Arnulfstrasse.

We will try to sit up near the kiddies play area opposite the steckle fish stand, three or four rows from the back.

I'll bring my bright red jacket to wave at people!

Tram 16.

Toytown revue

Augustiner Website

Google Map

I'll be there from about 6:00pm, PM me if you want my handy number.

Also the Tram 17 is a good option, or the sbahn to hackerbrucke (tram 16 stops running later in the evening)

Or just walk from the Hbf. It's only 2 minutes walk. Saves messing around with trams.

Well yes, but presumably the tram starts somewhere other than the Hauptbahnhof and maybe therefore useful to someone who lives/works close to one of its stops. Or is the Hauptbahnhof the start of the line?

Or if you're on the S-Bahn anyway, get off at Hackerbrücke. Then you only have to roll down the slope off the bridge.

Rolling down usually occurs after the biergarten visit!

No no.. You got it all wrong.. "Falling Down", is what happens after

Glad this decision got "rolling" - turns out my Rotterdam guest does not want to go to a beergarten. :-(

Leave him/her at home then!