Beeeeeeeeeer makes everything better...that, and pizza

Oof. It was really hot out at Oktoberfest today. I got back to my hotel room, took a bath, and tried napping. Unsuccessfully. I am on the ground floor, and outside is a seating area, and all afternoon a bunch of Germans were laughing and talking. I think I got dehydrated, cuz I was feeling kinda ill for awhile, but then remembered Burning Man and realized it was probably just dehydration. After I drank water, I felt a little better. My clothes are still really damp, oh, and they smell soooooo not good. (febreze to the rescue!)

I found a supermarket just up the street, and got more snacks, because tomorrow is sunday and probably everything is closed. Then I found a little italian place and managed to find one guy there who spoke a little english. Easy on the eyes, he was, and very nice. Best margerhita pizza I have ever had. The beer helped too. (a margherita pizza is just cheese). I realize that most of german food is not my favorite. Once in awhile in the winter, it is tasty. The german pastries (I want to call them Danishes, but that seems weird) are really good. Not too sweet, just right. French pastries are very sweet and decadent.

Remember the scene in the Horse Whisperer, near the end, where Robert Redford ties one of the horse's legs back, so it can only walk on three legs? That's kinda what it feels like out here. A command of the English language is my strong suit, and not being able to talk to people is crippling. But, it's also an interesting adventure, and gives me new inspiration to learn other languages.

While I was eating my delicious pizza, MTV was on, and I couldn't help but laugh when a video by David Hasselhoff came on. Mr Knight Rider and Baywatch was singing, something about looking for freedom. And that was pretty much the entire content of the lyrics. The sight of him singing, was, well, priceless. I had previously heard that he was big in Germany. I do not understand why. This, from the country where I can see naked women on tv (more about that in a minute), where ...well darn, I'm forgetting what else I can give as defense for Mr Knight Rider. I just had hoped the Germans would have better taste. But who knows, there's a bunch of crap on the radio back home, for sure.

Beer and pizza. Perfect combination wherever you go. I felt a lot better after dinner.

I keep forgetting to mention that the richest guy in Austria is the head dude at Red Bull. No kidding, I had no idea that Red Bull is Austrian.

When I was lying down, watching tv in my hotel room, debating on whether to go out, it was the Dukes of Hazzard in German that did it. That was too much for me, I had to get out. I also saw that they had the dude with the afro teaching painting. So, even the Germans have bad tv.

Oh yeah, back to the naked women, for my manly friends. There was this interview of two naked women who go to a nude beach, you could see them running into the water, playing volleyball. I think it's a Brazilian wax they had, I think that's what it's called. I was amazed that I could see this on regular tv. We Americans are prudes when it comes to sex, compared to the Europeans.

Tomorrow I will see that big castle built by king ludwig, who sparked this whole oktoberfest thing. I am looking forward to being home, seeing my friends again, and studying German and improving my French.

Part of me thinks I should be out partying with all those germans and italians, but most of me says I don't feel safe doing so. If I were with a group of friends, maybe. Being around a bunch of groups of drunk men is not my idea of a good time. One man, maybe. ;-) depending on circumstances.

I finished my book. It was really good. It is nice to finally have time to read. I didn't realize how busy busy busy I am at home. I don't have much time to get bored at all, there are always a bunch of things to do. I miss being able to have my own computer, my cell phone, my car, my books, my yard, my house, my friends, etc.

My mini bar in my hotel has reasonable prices for drinks, just a few euros each. How nice for a change. I would have stayed longer in Munich, 2 days isn't much, but this was the only place that was available, three months ago when I made the reservations. And 190 euros a night is pretty steep. This is also why I am not going out to fancy restaurants. Not to mention, I am tired of eating out. I want to eat at home, and not have to wait forever for the bill.

okay, I have to get up early in order to get ready, have breakfast, and walk to the Hautbanhoff (train station) to catch the tour. The tour lasts about 9 hours, so I will see plenty of the countryside.

tomorrow is Sunday, I leave Monday. I have to get to the airport by 9:30am. I am trying not to think about how much fun it will be sitting on a plane for 18 hours.