Saturday 18 September 2004

A waitress carries one liter beer mugs during the opening day of Oktoberfest, in Munich. The 171st Oktoberfest lasts from 18 September until 3 October. Some six million beer drinkers from around the globe are expected to visit the Bavarian capital for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival. In 14 enormous tents, each capable of holding up to 10,000 people at a time, some 5.5 million liters (1.453 million U.S. gallons) of beer will be consumed during the event. (REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler)