Sweet. Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to the trip, although it was sort of last minute. I also plan to get around the town some (and some side trips outside town) too. I'll probably go to the actual festival maybe two or three times over five or six days. I'm secretly hoping that the recession will knock down the number of people there this year, but I'm pretty sure it won't play out that way at all.
To true. I stayed in a small town at the base of the Alps, about a 30 minute train ride into Munich. Spent one day in Munich, one day exploring the Alps, absolutely beautiful place to see.
Just dont let your drunk friend stumble onto the train with your train ticket and end up at the Austrian border while your still wondering around Munich wondering where he went.... otherwise, you'll have an absolute awesome time.