Oktoberfest and Burger Thing

Well, at least I got to -charge- my iPod at that cafe. But there's no wifi anywhere to allow me to upload these blog entries. Yuk, Burger King, or as Dharlene calls it "Burger Thing." Of all the amazing places in Munich, I'm in BT, just use their free wifi while I justify my presence with a medium fries and mayo. And ME, a vegetarian. Burger smells are assaulting my brain. On my way out of the main Oktoberfest park area, I thought I'd just follow the crowd. Wouldn't a massive crowd be very likely heading to the main train station? Wow, did that ever not work. Ended up the BUS station, then pretty lost after that. Found my way eventually and bought an overnight train ticket to Budapest. Hope I can sleep this time, it's quite a sleep deprivation marathon for me so far. Eventually I wandered back to the fair for the late afternoon. So many people! I'm sitting on a steep grassy hill, under an enormous woman warrior and her lion, framed in monstrous pillars on three sides. She's probably famous, nut I don't know her. Both of us - and dozens of others, some serious photographers but most recovering drunks - are overlooking the Oktoberfest area, as it starts to glow and glimmer and as the full moon begins to take over for the lazy sun now only able to pinken some whispy clouds. The overlapping distorted sounds of rides, screams, bands, CDs, and obnoxious drunks, combined with the moon sneaking through those whispy pink clouds, creates an overall effect that is more eerie than festive. Huh. Stretching and doing yoga on a grassy knoll at Oktoberfest are good ways to make friends. Korean friends anyway. Who knew?