1. First, there's music festival beverage expectations:
And music festival beverage reality:
2. Here's what you expect festival food to look like...
And here's what you actually end up eating:
3. Of course, you want the weather to be like this...
But somehow, it always ends up like this:
4. And you always think the lodging situation will be like this...
When it's really this:
5. You might think "glamping" is a thing...
Until you find out it's just, well, camping:
6. And maybe you held out hope that the bathrooms would look like this:
But like, come on, you already knew that was too good to be true, right?
7. These are your festival footwear expectations...
And this is the reality:
8. And you figure you'll put that kiddie pool to good use...
And well, you do. Kind of.
9. These are your tent life expectations:
And this is tent life reality:
10. And if you thought car camping would be more glamorous...
You should know that it's mostly this:
11. Staying protected from the elements isn't just cute...
It's a matter of survival:
12. And just in case you still have beverage-related expectations...
Just know that this is more of the reality:
13. This is how you think you and your crew will bond:
And this is how you actually do:
14. And finally, you'd expect that heading home, at least, will be uneventful...
But it never really is, is it?
This article was translated and edited from the original in German.