Occasional Observations

In March I noted that the memorial to the 1980 bombing at the Oktoberfest was being torn out - to close the loop here, I should note that it was refurbished and restored, and re-dedicated before the beer festival started this year.

I finally remembered to take a picture of the new-look memorial. The old pillar is back, but surrounded now by a half-moon wall of steel, with random-shaped pieces missing. I can only conclude that this is supposed to represent shrapnel from the bin bomb blast. As a reminder of the horror, it's very effective indeed.

Labels: beer, oktoberfest