Visitors walk at the fair ground of the 184th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on Saturday. Photo: Christof STACHE / AFPThe drinking has begun as wet weather and enhanced security did not dampen the spirits of beer enthusiasts at the 184th Oktoberfest which opened in Munich on Saturday. Six million people from all over the world are expected to visit the world's largest beer festival, which runs until October 3rd. It will also help festival goers find lost friends -- which will be useful as the largest tent fits 10,000 people. Drinkers will face higher beer prices -- a litre of beer will cost up to €10.95 euros ($13), 25 cents higher than last year, when 6.6 million litres of beer were guzzled over the two weeks.

Source: The Local September 17, 2017 00:22 UTC