Nää kuosituskekkerit pidettiin Yokohamassa, joka on googlen reittioppaan mukaan about tunnin junaseikkailun päässä Shinjukusta etelään. Me jouduttii vaihtelee junaa pariin kertaan, mut joku reilu timma siin heilahti, eli kyllä google tietää! Treffit oltiin sovittu kaheks steissille, että löydettäis oppaan johdolla kulta-aarteen luo. Ja hyvä näin, sillä meinaan ilman paikallista tuntemusta ei oltais ikinä löydetty perille. Varmaan laahustettais vieläkin siellä surullisen näkösinä katuja pitkin ja huudeltais "biiru, biiiiru, biiiru??" Tavattiin siin samal pari saksalaista alan asiantuntijaa, siis oikeita simasuita, jotka heittikin aika kovaa legendaa oikeista oktobeerfesteistä. Totta vai tarua, mene ja tiedä, mutta kuulosti mun korvaa aika normisuomifestaritouhulta...
Yokohama on siisti mesta, tai ainakin se osa missä pyörittii. Nättei puistobulevardeja, leveitä jalkakäytäviä ja kivasti tilaa hengittää. Tääl Tokios se on välillä niin vaikeeta! Käytiin myös ennen huurteisia paikallisessa China Townissa ihmettelee ilmapiiriä. Ei mikää ihmeellinen kokemus, odotin vähä enemmän. Mut siel oli kiinalaisia. Ei sen kummempaa.
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| Kinkerokatu |
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| Yokohaman satama-alue |
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| törppöjuhlat |
Ei muuta ku 200jenii järkkärille lapaa ja alueelle sisään. Alueella oli eri panimoiden ständejä joista valutettii nestetta mukiin aika tahdilla. Valittavana oli joko keskikokonen, iso tai jollain kojuilla myös Mass, eli litran muki. Tarjolla oli myös erilaista safkaa, perinteisistä saksannakeista japanilaisiin mättöihin, mut ne ei mua sillä hetkellä niin inspannu. Ja ikävä kyllä, kun bischofshofen ei ollu mitään ilmasta niin piti jenit käyttää viisaasti :) Homma toimi sillä tapaa, että ensimmäistä huurteista ostaessa piti maksaa 1000jenii, eli noin 9eemeliä lasituoppipanttia. Loppuillasta sen palautettua sai fyrkat takas. Näin säästyttii näppärästi tuhlaamasta turhia kertismuovistobei.
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| Paulaner |
Ensimmäinen valinta oli Urveshin suosittelema Paulaner. Itse tyydyin normi laageriin, eli tässä tapauksessa Weiβbierii. Hinta kukkarolle ystävällinen 1300jenii, eli ilahduttavat 11,50 eskoo!! Halpaa siis kuin tarjoustalon saippua.. Kolme seuraavaa pönttöö oli 1000jenii per kipale, jonka jälkeen kello tulikin (onneksi) 21.00 ja porukka potkittiin pihalle.. Tässä vaiheessa oktobeerfest oli ehtinyt tehdä tehtävänsä joillekkin "pienen" etukenon muodssa. Allekirjoittaneelta se tosin vei vain dinerot. Päivä oli silti kaikesta huolimatta snoukkatermein erittäin kupissa, niin sään kuin seurankin osalta!
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| Beer with orange flavour |
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| Milla Magian taikajuoma |
Suun pielet ohrasina lähettiinkin sitten mäkkärin bursan kautta uusien paikallisten tuttavien kanssa kohti Tokioo ja nukkumatin iltasatua. Nää festarit muuten jatkuu aina 17 päivään asti, jos nyt keppananhimo iski ja kukkaro kestää!
Tää päivä menny aika laimeissa tunnelmissa. Olotiloilla ei tosin ole mitään tekemistä ylläolevien tuotteiden kanssa! EI. Syy löytyy katonrajasta, sillä ilmastointi tehny jäynää meikäläisen kurkulle. Tänäää on tullu mynthonit, panadol ja vitamiinivesi tutuks. Elikkä suht droppi- ja vitamiinipäissään mennää! Toivottavasti helpottais huomiseks...Fingers crossed.
Happenings briefly in english:
October has come into Tokyo! And because October is the time for beer festival at least in Germany, of course German people want bring their very own festival into here Japan. So I have never been in Germany and their beer brands are quite unfamiliar to me, I decided to go to Yokohama and see how the beer festival is like. Furthermore I got an event in facebook, which was said "Do you know about Octoberfest? It is a german festival. You might already know that Germans drink beer and eat potatoes everyday. And we can experience this lifestyle." So Germans' lifestyle sounded a kind of tempting, that it had experienced. Right?
It took about an hour by train to get Yokohama. We arranged a meeting for the station, which was a very good idea, because without local people we couldn't probably have ever found that festival area. Or at least it would have been difficult for us. Anyway, I met some real Germans, who were coming to the festival aswell and they told me some interesting stories of their own experiences of October fest in Germany. Their stories reminded me about Finnish drinking culture, which is sometimes very rough...
After an hour walking we finally came to festival area, which was actually smaller than I was expected. But it was totally okay for me, because I didn't want to enjoy my beers in crowded area. I paid attention to the fact that there were a lot of local people. I got to know a few locals, who studied in Nihon University and they said to been there first time. So I guess the festival isn't so popular among local people. No wonder, because the beer was very expensive. I have never paid 10 euros for a pint! Not even in Finland where the alcohol is quite expensive too. Unfortunately I had money with me for four beers, but actually it was a good think not to spend all money for high priced beer. But the taste of those beers was excellent, especially beer with orange flavour was something unforgettable. I have to find it in Finland when I go back there. We had time like five hours to spend there before the festival area was closed, so at 9pm we had to head back to Tokyo. Before that we said goodbyes our new friends who we met there and we agreed to see each other again soon.
The festival was pretty cool as I expected, and I would like to there again, if the prices were a little bit cheaper. Or maybe I should just focus on studying japanese here...
Happenings briefly in english:
October has come into Tokyo! And because October is the time for beer festival at least in Germany, of course German people want bring their very own festival into here Japan. So I have never been in Germany and their beer brands are quite unfamiliar to me, I decided to go to Yokohama and see how the beer festival is like. Furthermore I got an event in facebook, which was said "Do you know about Octoberfest? It is a german festival. You might already know that Germans drink beer and eat potatoes everyday. And we can experience this lifestyle." So Germans' lifestyle sounded a kind of tempting, that it had experienced. Right?
It took about an hour by train to get Yokohama. We arranged a meeting for the station, which was a very good idea, because without local people we couldn't probably have ever found that festival area. Or at least it would have been difficult for us. Anyway, I met some real Germans, who were coming to the festival aswell and they told me some interesting stories of their own experiences of October fest in Germany. Their stories reminded me about Finnish drinking culture, which is sometimes very rough...
After an hour walking we finally came to festival area, which was actually smaller than I was expected. But it was totally okay for me, because I didn't want to enjoy my beers in crowded area. I paid attention to the fact that there were a lot of local people. I got to know a few locals, who studied in Nihon University and they said to been there first time. So I guess the festival isn't so popular among local people. No wonder, because the beer was very expensive. I have never paid 10 euros for a pint! Not even in Finland where the alcohol is quite expensive too. Unfortunately I had money with me for four beers, but actually it was a good think not to spend all money for high priced beer. But the taste of those beers was excellent, especially beer with orange flavour was something unforgettable. I have to find it in Finland when I go back there. We had time like five hours to spend there before the festival area was closed, so at 9pm we had to head back to Tokyo. Before that we said goodbyes our new friends who we met there and we agreed to see each other again soon.
The festival was pretty cool as I expected, and I would like to there again, if the prices were a little bit cheaper. Or maybe I should just focus on studying japanese here...
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