We rented a Mercedes and drove south 90 minutes into the heart of Bavaria to buy some Tracht. First of all - tracth is the german term for the national costume of German speaking countries - Bavaria and Austria. For women, this is a dirndl and men it's lederhosen. We need it for the party on the Weisn - aka - Oktoberfest.
Octoberfest is 16 days, 6.2 million people, 6.9 million liters of beer, 525K chickens, and 60K pigs knuckles. The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 18, 1810: For the commemoration of their marriage, Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen We need to be prepared.
My friend from Siemens, who now lives on 54th street, called his Mom to ask for the best place to go to outfit us. It was fun.
I think the pictures say most of the story - but I would say that the one pair of lederhosen I am wearing cost more than $1000. That seemed like a lot of money for leather shorts. I settled for more traditional farm attire.
One funny moment - the nice young lady asked if she could help me and I said yes. She then plunged her hands into my new leather pants and luckily - my wife snapped a picture. Thanks.
The boys resisted until Dad put on a pair and then... the rest is history.
Julia wanted a Dirndl at her first opportunity. Another case of Julia being different from her Mom. Daph wouldn't even try one on. Too bad.
Another upside - Halloween is covered until the end of time!
Tim
Sign me up for 2 plates of pig knuckles!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the pics! The Lederhosen shot is priceless. Really great :-) I also loved reading about the history of Daph's family in the area and with violins. Did I ever mention that my grandmother once sold a violin at her garage sale for $.50 only to find out later that it was a Stradivarius? Anyhow, as usual I digress.... :-) Glad that the 5 of you had a super day! Keep the happy snaps and blogs coming - they're terrific! Gret
Great pictures. Would liked to see Daphne in costume too.
ReplyDeleteThe boys look great!
We would like to see Julia spin around in that - it looks like fun and colorful!
Looking good, McNicks in Munich! I think you are ready for Octoberfest...
ReplyDeletePRICELESS!!!! The McNick boys do the lederhosen proud!!! Now, c'mon Daphne, be a sport. Those of us left behind could really use an honest-to-goodness "McNick's embrace their new homeland" shot!
ReplyDeleteLoving it!
Miss you!
Just like Brian...always with his hands in his pockets...
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