Phew! I am so glad that Musikfest is over. My only regret was not having a funnel cake. Beyond that I did everything there is to do there at least once and saw more music than was necessary and charted from Platz to Platz like a champ. I am now officially an expert on Musikfest. I found myself helping lost visitors to their destinations because I had gone down every path so many times by the end of it all.

Here are some of my favorites from this year...

FAVORITE PLATZ: Volksplatz had the best music and the best food. Plus, it had the Olympus mister tent, which was a godsend in the midday heat.

FAVORITE DAY: Sunday - and not just because it was finally over - I really enjoyed the variety that day. Everything seemed heightened because it was all going to end any minute.

FAVORITE FACT: This year's mugs were totally sold out by Thursday. That must be some kind of record.

FAVORITE FOOD: Gyros. The place doesn't matter, they're all good.

FAVORITE CONCERT: Tied between Brother, the Aussie Celtic-Rock band and The Blues Brotherhood, a Blues Brothers tribute band. They both had huge, fun crowds and they both put on a hell of a show.

FAVORITE BOOTH: 99.9 The Hawk - they had a slot machine and everyone got a free pull to try and win $50,000. I won a Peanut Chew candybar and it was good.

- Judianne