Below is our hotel in Stuttgart - this is where we spent our last two nights. It's much bigger than our other hotels, and uniformly themed throughout with automotive and racing art (Stuttgart is the German Detroit). As you can see, the weather for our last two days was terrific --
Sunday was the Stuttgart Volksfest parade, which organized in the park before marching. Here are the Chico Bavarians milling about in preparation for the parade:
I didn't actually blow on the trumpet below...I don't think Bill would have appreciated that (he was in the bathroom & I was holding his horn, so to speak)...
Bob getting psyched for his last parade, and (he thought) his last performance of the trip.
Here are the Chico Bavarian Band marching down the street in Stuttgart, in a parade that was not quite as big a deal as the Munich parade but still pretty impressive...
...if, that is, you consider pigs to be impressive. I do, so I'm fine with it.
The march concluded at the Hofbrau tent (I think...there were so many tents and so many beers). It's another lofty and spacious affair, not quite as big as the Munich 'Spaten' tent but still big. In a surprise move, the Chico Bavarian Band were invited to play on the main stage in the tent & kicked ass! The crowd were one their feet for the band from San Francisco -
Including some of the crowd who came from San Francisco with the band...
We had reservations in two separate tents in Stuttgart; the Hofbrau tent for the performance, and the Göckelsmaier tent for dinner & beer (already arranged before we came to Germany). Jim and I snuck a couple more liters before going over to the Göckelsmaier tent; it wouldn't do to show up too sober...
Here I am with Bob & Steve in the Göckelsmaier tent, after we all demolished our 1/2-chickens & another liter or two of brau...
The Stuttgart parade & festival were a blast, and (as near as I could tell) just about everybody had a good time. The non-drinkers (yes, there were a few) just watched the rest of us in amusement, and some degree of tolerance. I certainly slept well Sunday night!
Sunday was the Stuttgart Volksfest parade, which organized in the park before marching. Here are the Chico Bavarians milling about in preparation for the parade:
I didn't actually blow on the trumpet below...I don't think Bill would have appreciated that (he was in the bathroom & I was holding his horn, so to speak)...
Bob getting psyched for his last parade, and (he thought) his last performance of the trip.
Here are the Chico Bavarian Band marching down the street in Stuttgart, in a parade that was not quite as big a deal as the Munich parade but still pretty impressive...
...if, that is, you consider pigs to be impressive. I do, so I'm fine with it.
The march concluded at the Hofbrau tent (I think...there were so many tents and so many beers). It's another lofty and spacious affair, not quite as big as the Munich 'Spaten' tent but still big. In a surprise move, the Chico Bavarian Band were invited to play on the main stage in the tent & kicked ass! The crowd were one their feet for the band from San Francisco -
Including some of the crowd who came from San Francisco with the band...
We had reservations in two separate tents in Stuttgart; the Hofbrau tent for the performance, and the Göckelsmaier tent for dinner & beer (already arranged before we came to Germany). Jim and I snuck a couple more liters before going over to the Göckelsmaier tent; it wouldn't do to show up too sober... 
Here I am with Bob & Steve in the Göckelsmaier tent, after we all demolished our 1/2-chickens & another liter or two of brau...
The Stuttgart parade & festival were a blast, and (as near as I could tell) just about everybody had a good time. The non-drinkers (yes, there were a few) just watched the rest of us in amusement, and some degree of tolerance. I certainly slept well Sunday night!
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