Octoberfest kicks off in HCM City
VOV.VN - Oktoberfest Vietnam 2016 got off to a festive start on the evening of October 6 at the Windsor Plaza Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City with more than 2,200 guests in attendance.
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A man dons a traditional Oktoberfest chicken dance headband. Taking its roots from Munich, Germany, Oktoberfest Vietnam 2016 is a celebration of authentic German fare, beer, and fun. |
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A young man raises his beer stein in one hand and a dark pilsner bottled beer in the other at the opening of the festival.
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A young damsel wears traditional Bavarian clothes as she participates in the Oktoberfest beer festival.
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A man serves ‘Hendl’ at the Windsor Plaza Hotel restaurant in HCM City at the opening. |
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General view of guests in line at the Oktoberfest beer festival. |
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People sit on benches at the Windsor Plaza Hotel in true Bavarian style during the Oktoberfest beer festival in HCM City on October 6 to eat and drink. |
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Guests raise their beers in celebration at the start of the Oktoberfest beer festival. |
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Brass musicians, Partenkirchner Musikanten, perform at the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival on October 6 in HCM City. |
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Guests at the Octoberfest wave beer mugs on day 1 of the Oktoberfest beer festival in HCM City. |
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Man dressed in traditional Bavarian Lederhosen trousers, cheers with beer stein held high in the air on opening day of the Oktoberfest in HCM City. |
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Tickets to the Octoberfest cost US$44.84 for weekdays and US$56 for weekends. |
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The Oktoberfest runs October 6-8 and October 12-15, 6:00 p.m. to midnight, at the Jade Ballroom of the Windsor Plaza Hotel, 7th floor 18 An Duong Vuong, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. |
