Shortly before the gates open to the Wiesn, it gives itself a little melancholy. Festively decorated, everything is waiting for the madness that will rage here for the next twelve hours. A public festival of superlatives. For better or worse. Every year anew. Let’s have first stein, all alone in the morning. The photographer remains sober.
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Die Wiesn in der Heia
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