Category: German Beer

The Next Best Day Ever – RÜ Oktoberfest (Essen)

October 23, 2016

When I hear the word Ruhr, my mind immediately is filled with grainy black and white video footage of allied bombing in WWII accompanied by the deep resonating voice of an unseen narrator. Smoke, rubble, bent steel, shattered windows, chimneys toppled into piles of bricks and ash. The word Ruhr itself is as much the antithesis to Bavaria … More The Next Best Day Ever – RÜ Oktoberfest (Essen)

One Year Anniversary of “The Best Day Ever”

October 17, 2016

So what is your best day ever? Honestly, it’s a loaded question, isn’t it?  It all depends on your audience.  If it’s your child, “It’s the day you were born, Sweetheart!”   If it’s your girlfriend, “It was the time I first laid eyes on you!”  To your mates, it’s the day your sports team … More One Year Anniversary of “The Best Day Ever”