In pictures: Oktoberfest opens

"O'zapft is! - 14 days of Oktoberfest fun

With the traditional words "O'zapft is!" - "the barrel has been tapped" - the munich major Christian Ude declared the Oktoberfest 2007 open.

From September 22 to Oktober 10 the world's largest beer festival will attract about six million people who are expected to consume innumerable litres ("Maßkrüge" in Bavarian) of the famous Oktoberfest beer.

Visit our galleries for impressions from the "Wiesn" to experience the fun and Bbavarian "Gemutlichkeit" at home.

http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/

View the BBC's pictures of the Oktoberfest on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7008385.stm