PHOTOS: Munich ready for Oktoberfest

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Munich inhabitants, one with a Maori style tattoo, the other dressed in traditional Bavarian Lederhosen trousers, cheer with beer steins three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of the Oktoberfest opening the traditional Hofbraeuhaus beer tavern and the sign of Starbucks Coffee is seen at Platzl square on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: People eating and drinking sit under chestnut trees three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of the Oktoberfest opening the Orlando-Haus at Platzl near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden is seen against a deep blue sky on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening a so called 'Wolpertinger'' (Bavarian fairy tale beast) is displayed in a souvenir shop near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening a Japanese tourist takes pictures with a digital camera near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Munich inhabitants, one with a Maori style tattoo, the other dressed in traditional Bavarian Lederhosen trousers, cheer with beer steins three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of the Oktoberfest opening the Orlando-Haus at Platzl near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden is seen against a deep blue sky on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: People eating and drinking sit under chestnut trees three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of the Oktoberfest opening the Orlando-Haus at Platzl near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden is seen against a deep blue sky on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: People eat German Wiener Schnitzel and drink beer under chestnut trees three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Beer steins protected with wooden covers stand on a table at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening Polish tourists take pictures with a digital camera of Munich postcards near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of the Oktoberfest opening the traditional Hofbraeuhaus beer tavern is seen at Platzl square on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening traditionally decorated beer steins (Reading 'Oktoberfest Muenchen', 'Bayern') are displayed in a souvenir shop near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening Polish tourists take pictures with a digital camera of Munich postcards near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Munich inhabitants, one with a Maori style tattoo, the other dressed in traditional Bavarian Lederhosen trousers, cheer with beer steins three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening sumptously decorated beer steins are displayed in a souvenir shop near Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: People eating and drinking sit under chestnut trees three days ahead of Oktoberfest opening at Hofbraeuhaus beer garden on September 18, 2012 in Muenchen, Germany. The three-week long Oktoberfest beer festival which attracts around 1 million foreign tourists begins on September 22. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)