Oktoberfest 2008

Oktoberfest 2008


Last visitors stand between tables after the end of the beer festival Oktoberfest 2008 in a festival tent in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday evening, Oct. 5, 2008. Thousands of peoples visited the world largest beer festival Oktoberfest in Munich during the last two weeks.

A waitress clears a table after the end of the beer festival Oktoberfest 2008 in a festival tent in Munich, southern Germany.

Waitresses dance and celebrate the end of the beer festival.

Bavarian riflemen in their traditional costume fire their muzzle loaders in front of the 'Bavaria' statue in Munich. Members of various shooting clubs of the region met for a salute on the last day of the famous Oktoberfest beer festival.

Thousands of visitors walk between fairground ride of the beer festival Oktoberfest in Munich. The world largest beer festival Oktoberfest ends on Sunday.

Bayern Munich soccer coach Juergen Klinsmann, right, pose with assistant coaches during their arrive for the gathering of the first soccer Bundesliga division team FC Bayern Munich at the beer festival Oktoberfest in Munich, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.

Traditional gingerbread hearts with greetings from the Oktoberfest (nicknamed "Wiesn") are on display at the Oktoberfest. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital Munich for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest, that runs until October 5.

A general view from the ferris wheel shows thousands of people visiting the Oktoberfest in Munich, September 27 2008. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital Munich for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival.

Visitors enjoy a ride on a merry-go-round on a sunny day at the Oktoberfest.

A waiter uses a whistle to make his way through the crowd during Oktoberfest.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! : Women wearing traditional Bavarian dirndl dresses enjoy a rollercoaster ride at the Oktoberfest beer festival.

People are seen in a festival tent on the third day of the Oktoberfest, in Munich, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008.

Oktoberfest tradition : A woman wearing traditional Bavarian clothes drinks a beer at the "Theresienwiese" of the Oktoberfest beer festival.

Visitors ride a merry-go-round in front of the Peter and Paul church at the second day of the Oktoberfest in Munich September 21, 2008.

Visitors ride a merry-go-round in front of the Peter and Paul church at the second day of the Oktoberfest in Munich September 21, 2008.

Children in traditional Bavarian clothes wait during the Oktoberfest parade, September 21, 2008.

Men in traditional Bavarian clothes wave during the Oktoberfest paradem September 21, 2008.

Visitors jam the lanes between the beer tents at the Oktoberfest beer and amusement festival at dusk in Munich, Sept. 20, 2008.

A general view shows people toasting with beer mugs during the opening ceremony of the first day at Munich's 175th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2008. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital Munich for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest.

A Bavarian man rides a horse carriage with beer during the Oktoberfest parade. The 175th Oktoberfest lasts until October 5.

An Oktoberfest waitress carries plates of grilled chicken during the first day at Munich's 175th Oktoberfest.

People toast with beer mugs during the opening ceremony of the first day at Munich's 175th Oktoberfest in Munich.

Bavarian state premier Guenther Beckstein salutes to the crowd during the opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2008.

Bavarian state premier Guenther Beckstein toasts Bavarian state minister for European affairs Markus Soeder (L) with beers during the opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest in Berlin September 17, 2008.

The entrance to the "Theresienwiese" in Munich. There are few places left in Europe where you can still enjoy a cigarette and a tipple but the huge beer tents of the 175th annual Oktoberfest in Munich are one of them...

Cheers...!!