We had breakfast early, so Sonja could drive us to the train station to catch the 8:38 am train to Munich. The first car we saw happened to be in first class, so we realized after about 15 minutes riding along. We decided to stay, and see what happens. The first conductor came by about 90 minutes after we boarded. He mentioned that we were in the wrong car, looked at us, and said enjoy. A second conductor came by when we were about two stops from the end, told us were in a first class car, and then went on his way with a smile.
Joe and Melissa had been to Oktoberfest on the previous Saturday, but were looking forward to being in a tent for the celebrations. Joe, therefore was good at navigating the subways. He lead us to the correct train that took us right to the entrance. The midway of Oktoberfest is similar to a big fair. Different people selling their wares between the huge beer tents or buildings. Our 'tent' was actually a wood building near the back right of the midway and not far from the Ferris Wheel. I needed to pick up our prepaid voucher from the far side of the building. Then we entered in the front. There were not letting anyone in until the 11:30 time. There were loads of people waiting. On the right, there appeared to be many photographers hovering over a beautiful lady. Sonja later told us it was Uschi Glas. Wiki states that she is a 71 year old German TV and Film actress. She looks great for being 71!
Our table was on the back wall of the building, about 3 rows behind the Um-Pa band. Thomas, our waiter introduced himself to the table, and brought us the first round of liter beers. He had a good sense of humor, and teased some of us occasionally. Some of us were wondering how we would occupy our time for 3.5 hours, but looking back, it went by fast. There was lots of people watching, singing along with the band on the beer song, and slowly enjoying the food. At mid time, Thomas came by and asked if we wanted some schnapps. He said that would help settle the food so we could eat more. Yeah - Right ! A few of us had the shot, but we still left a good bit of the meat. It all was so good. We concluded that in the future, when there are 6 people, we order for 4 people. They asked us to leave right at 3, so they could get ready for the second round of people. And this was a Wednesday. Can't imagine what it was like on Friday or Saturday ! We did a little shopping on our way out of the festival.
Joe suggested that we head to Munich's Marienplatz. Per Wiki : Marienplatz (en: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158. Angie had luck in this area to find the silver heart pendant that she wanted. The rest of us sat at a table and had more beer, water, or coke. We headed back to the main train station to catch the 7:19 train to Oberstaufen. We stepped on the right car this time. We got back to the resort in time to order a pizza and drinks. Matt and I evidently confused the Italian bartender, as we ended up with two prosciutto pizzas. We had the second one on Friday. We bit farewell to Joe and Melissa that night as they were headed to Zurich Switzerland in the early morning via train. And then there were just 4.
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