Thanks, I appreciate that! And pleas DON'T pi.. is the street. I actually saw someone "doing number two" in front of my flat on the lawn. Where do those people hide all year??

If you are around the drinking culture, then it can get crazy.

Even if it is not Oktoberfest, things can get lively on Saturday nights in many of the established places like the Löwenbräu Haus.

I was there once and an American woman was pretty well intoxicated. The German guys were encouraging her up stand up, waving a mug of beer and shout things in German she did not understand. The audience would apploud, cheer, whistle, and call for more. Some of what she was saying was most interesting. Had she been sober and known the translation, I think she would have been red in the face.

The biggest line in all of Munich during Oktoberfest will be at the MacDonald's restroom between the festival site and downtown after the festival closes down.
Trust me on this. I know.

My husband and I were there in 2001, In October following September 11, and there were not many Americans around, but many tourists from other countries. We went to the Oktoberfest on a Saturday evening and found it absolutely DISGUSTING. People were drunk, throwing up, falling down, urinating anywhere, and we saw several bloody fights. There was broken glass everywhere. We could not get a seat anywhere to get food or drink. The smoke was thick in the tents. The bands played loud music such as Volare, not the traditional om-paa music, and it was way too noisy. Also very commercial--vendors sold every type of cheap trashy souvenir. I would not go near it again.
Check a guidebook for days in which museums, etc., are closed. I recommend the residential palace and Schloss Nymphenburg, which I believe is closed on Monday. There is also a nicer Hofbrauhaus near the Max-Weber Platz U station, with an outdoor garden under chestnut trees, and a nice park to walk along the river nearby.

We chose to go the slightly smaller Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart. It was fun, we attended in the afternoon and got our fill of music, people watching, food and of course beer. The crowd ranged from the very young to the very old. Because it was early it wasn't crowded or with alot of people "in their cups."


You can see our pictures here, the fest is toward the bottom.
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/92735/index.html

You may want to consider this on your Stuttgart visit. It is a wonderful city. The Staatsgalerie is awesome, huge but awesome. The wine and little wine cups are great souveniers.

Enjoy!