Octoberfest at Swiss Deli

With friendly permission taken from Mindanao Daily Mirror (today's issue!).

Deutsches Oktoberfest in Davao City/German Octoberfest in Davao City

That's the original Oktoberfest in Munich at night...

In Davao City we all are getting the chance to celebrate Oktoberfest again in SWISS DELI and RESTAURANT in Damosa, Davao City on October 8, 2011 from 11 to 15 o'clock. Great original German food buffet and one free beer or soft drink as well as fun and original music with the great musician ROLF from Manila are waiting for you. Reservations please per telephon call: Rossana Balcom-Doring, 082 - 227 1761.

In Davao City bekommen wir alle wieder einmal die Chance, OKTOBERFEST im SWISS DELI und Retaurant in Damosa, Davao City am 8. Oktober 2011 von 11 bis 15 Uhr feiern zu koennen. Ein grossartiges deutsches Buffet mit einem freien Bier oder Softdrink sowie Spass und Witz und originale Musik mit dem grossartigen Musiker ROLF erwarten Sie. Reservierungen bitte per Telefonanruf: Rossana Balcom-Doring, 082 - 227 1761.

German Oktoberfest in Davao City at Swiss Deli

It was the second "German" Oktoberfest in Davao City - and it has been really fun. A big thanks to Romano and Markus, proprietors of Swiss Deli for a very delicious buffet and lot of beer! Great taste - and very well trained staff - as always!

Thank you so much to Rolf from Manila (extreme left) - a very blessed accordeon musician with an incredible repertoire, and, of course, to MC Susie Rexrodt (second from right), GMA-TV host and my colleague in University of Southeastern Philippines (Institute of Languages). With us (among many others) have been also Ana "Tess" Bassilio (third from left), Society Editor and columnist of Mindanao Daily Mirror as well as Ana Felicia Dulay (extreme right), Editor of SunStar Davao... .

It has been a German Oktoberfest in Swiss Deli - but guests from several countries dropped by and joined us.

A "sweet" desert storm - when German Oktoberfest ended up in...

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Oktoberfest and its history: It started with the Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen, on October 12, 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. The fields have been named "Theresienwiese" (Theresa's Fields) in honor of the Crown Princess eversince, although the locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the 'Wies'n'!

Today the Oktoberfest is the largest festival in the world, with an international flavor characteristic of the 21st century: some 6 million visitors from all around the world converge on the Oktoberfest each year. And since the Oktoberfest is still held on the Theresienwiese, the locals still refer to the event simply as the "Wies'n"!

Welcome to the next Oktoberfest! Here in Davao City or in Munich/Germany! Or in Manila! I just accepted an invitation for Manila.

Beer, chicken, pork sausages, pork knuckles - and a lot of fun!