(Spencer) Unexpected Excursion

(May 17 Backpost)

Hey All You Lovely People

(I wrote this with the intent to post in Germany, but my laptop died, hence the verb tenses)

We are in Germany now; our group divided into three parts so that the airline could accommodate all 17 of us. My respective group had a flight out of Washington to Frankfurt in Germany at 9:51pm. We were fortunate to have most of the day open to us in Washington (minus the much needed sleep at the hotel).

So what did we choose to do with our time?

Making the best of a situation is something EWBers excel at. The group who had 9:51pm flights took a shuttle from the airport to the doorsteps of the White House. We were greeted with a menagerie of sights;  protests in action, various political opinions being cried out, old woman entrenched and determined to have their message heard, and of course tourists all over.

A quick tour of the sights ensued including the Washington Monument, White House, War Memorial and Capitol Hill. As a city Washington DC is beautiful, the buildings are of an architectural style that exudes power and the amount of greenery and green space is a very welcome surprise. The highlight was the Washington Monument, any previous pictures or footage of it that I have seen do not do it justice. It is an incredible obelisk that reaches far into the sky, towering over everything in the city.

On the note of being in Germany; Dena and I have a seat in a restaurant that overlooks the airport, we each have a pint of beer in hand, Paulander Welfsbier is the brand (and due to German purity laws we know it is quality), this it is exactly how I imagined we would spend time here.

Our German experience is best summed by an airline attendant, ``So you like German beer?..Me too”

Spencer