So several times a year our squadron (the 555th Triple Nickel) has events where everyone wears the traditional Bavarian outfits, lederhosen for the men and dirndls for the ladies. We are about 1 hour from the Austrian border and less than two hours from Villach, which happens to have several shops that sell the traditional clothing. Lots of squadron people have been ordering them online but we wanted the experience of shopping for them and wanted to see Villach and were craving some German food! So, we loaded the kids up in a car one day and drove up to Villach, the drive was incredible, the shopping decent, and we found a great little Biergarten for lunch and had us some German food. And by us, I mean Steve and the kids, since I had the ravioli. I'm not that keen on the German food, except for the occasional brat and potato salad. Anyhow, we have already gotten some mileage out of our new outfits. The pics above are from a squadron Oktoberfest party and also Steve wore his outfit to the real Oktoberfest in Munich. We will also wear them for the squadron Christmas party and in the summers for beer rafting! Prost!
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