The parade was very long and had lots of breaks in between the floats etc. but that made it hard to watch and stand for so long. Lots of people lost interest at varying times, including us, so we walked away about half way through and headed for a beer tent to have some lunch.
We ordered a typical 1/2 chicken and bun for two and a salad plate for me and of course a beer. A band was already hyping up the crowds and so we sang, rocked and talked to strangers. It's a natural thing.
We took Iris all around the fair grounds so that she would know what to expect for the next time because it was her first time ever to this festival. We bought lots of different foods and tried them all. It was a very busy place today because it was Sunday and because of the parade and there were many children to watch out for. Almost all visitors were dressed in their festival clothes. At different places through the park people would be in the walking lanes doing games or tricks for the crowd. We saw one poor young man who was in a box with a hole cut out in the middle for the young women to through balls into. He was pushed around by his buddies - nice friends!
After about 5 hours, all three of us were ready to leave. Again, trains help to move the traffic pretty smoothly and so we saw Iris off to her train and we headed off to our S-Bahn. In the train station, after finding some water and milk for our cereal for supper, we walked back to our hotel.
Oh our feet are sore. Never mind, laundry time - a traveller's chores are never done!
