Our Bavarian adventure started out in lower Manhattan, where we donned Frauline attire and dined on German fare such as potato pancakes with applesauce and lingonberries, bratwurst and weisswurst with sweet mustard and bread, homemade pretzels with mustard, and the all-around favorite "Hot Dog Stew" a.k.a. potato soup with smoked bacon (a.k.a. hot dogs!) and croutons. Frauline Collette fancied a certain schnietzel, "Y'all, I love white schnietzel!"
We enjoyed giant steins of Spaten Oktoberfest and Hefeweizen beers. After eating and imbibing, we headed off to Zum Schneider in Alphabet city to partake in an Oktoberfest, complete with an Oompa band. Since that place was a bit crowded, we decided to go to another bar down the block (and drink beer anyway!). That may have turned out to be a “bust” (which described our waitress) because we strayed from the theme of the day, but a good time was had, some culture was learned, and it was here that we wound down the afternoon of the “I Heart Schnitzel Oktoberfest!” Auf Wiedersehen!
