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From: joh@ptsfa.UUCP (Joe Hawkins)
Newsgroups: net.travel,net.music.folk
Subject: Re: Europe in September
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Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 17:58:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 13 17:58:57 1986
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Summary: Culture, entertainment, tradition, and FUN...

In article <223@ism780c.UUCP>, darryl@ism780c.UUCP (Darryl Richman) writes:
> I am planning a month long vacation to Europe this September.  I have reserved
> time outside of the major cities and away from the "important" tourist spots
> in order to see some local color and folk traditions.  Can any of you help me
> find these kinds of places?  
> Someplace where I can see and hear folk songs, dancing,
> watch craftspeople, and so on.  

At the risk of being obvious, I immediately think of the Oktoberfest in
Munich. I was there for a couple of days this last Fall and not only was
I glad to be there, I was very impressed by the fact that it was much more
than just a huge beer bust. This celebration of the end of harvest season 
is centuries old, and features a wide variety of local color...the classic
Bavarian dress, folk songs, cooking, arts, etc. Granted, you have to put up
with tourists and the usual fare of commercialism, but make no mistake, they
don't do this for the tourists, they do it for themselves! It really is
Bavaria at its best. (And the beer is great, too.)

Oktoberfest will probably run Sept 20 - Oct 12 this year. Gut fahrt!

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