pühapäev, 9. veebruar 2014

Washington D.C.

You know those holidays, or just simple days where everything you do, everything you see, anyone you talk to make you happy, no matter the circumstances? Maybe it's just me..Yeah, probably. But that's what makes life so much more interesting and enjoyable. I'm referring to my trip to USA. I had never been there before, and I was quite convinced I'd never visit it due to fellow Europeans telling me Americans are 'arrogant', 'morbidly overweight' and the crime rate is way too high. For starters, I completely deny that statement, and I shall persuade people into believing that USA is nothing like that, absolutely nothing. In fact, it is quite the contrary.

Washington D.C. was our destination. As an experienced tourist, and skills i've learned from my dad, I immediately read about D.C. online, I even bought myself a handbook of 'Washington D.C.: places to see and go' (which was very helpful indeed). Just the beautiful images and descriptions given in the book made my hopes grow so much higher along with my expectations. The humble Estonian that I am, I was a tiny bit worried or even afraid of going to a new place, let alone a new continent for crying out loud. Or even considering the fact that our plane trip was ten hours long made me slightly anxious. But, of course, this trip turned out to be an amazing, if not the best trip of my life.

We left Madrid (that's where I live, by the way!) the 29th of October in 2013. It was extraordinarily early. Like, really early.. like, 5 A.M type of early.. Nonetheless, the bundle of feelings such as anxiety, excitement and happiness was quite dominant that morning, and tiredness was unspoken of. Waiting to get on the airplane was surely a boring experience, as it always is. I, being my usual self, kept bullying and nagging my brother just to show him how excited I was. My dad, a great fan of airplanes, simply stood beside a window in the airport and spotted every airplane he could possibly see. My brother and him know every possible model of every possible airplane in the world (okay, i'm exaggerating), and it's quite impressive. I'll just stick to knowing which airline company serves the best food during flights, that's all I'm interested in.

The flight to Frankfurt (the place of holy pretzels and Frankfurters) was as dull as ever, given that I always fly to Estonia through Frankfurt. But the flight after it, Frankfurt to Washington D.C, was something I've never experienced before. It was, like I said, 10 hours long and my God, it was the longest ten hours of my life. I'm not saying I was bored, in fact I was as wide awake as ever due to my excitement, however flying across half of the world, and going against time was definitely an interesting experience. But you know, long flights have their cons as well: jet lag.

Jet lag was another aspect that I was warned about, but to be honest, it wasn't as 'hard' and 'overwhelming' as they said it would be. Infact, I felt no difference at all. Washington D.C. was marvellous, just like any other place you go to for the first time. But, I realized it's just about as normal as any other city. All the tourist attractions, which I've never been too fond of no matter the destination, were infact amazing. The White House, the centre of the city, The Capitol, The Washington Monument. These were all places I'd seen in movies or TV shows, and knowing that I've been at those same exact places made me happy like a little girl.

(I, regrettably, don't remember the name of this marvellous building (to the left), but it's located right at the center of D.C.) Washington D.C. was, and is a very memorable place to be at, especially when you're accompanied with two of the best kinds of men in your life; your brother and your father. Our Golden Trio is what keeps me going day by day. It's been us three for five years now, and to fathom that next year i'll be in university and beginning to live my own life, makes me upset, but hey, if it weren't for the good memories and good times, then the feeling of sadness, in these cases, would not be worth it.

This post is definitely too long, I'll have to get used to make 'em shorter so you don't get bored, so here's a couple pictures for you.
My brother and I standing infront of the Washington Monument.

The President's residence (I like it cause it rhymes)

View from Lincoln Memorial to Washington Monument


Eating Chinese food in America, cause why not.


Thank you, fortune cookie, it sure was pleasant! :)
 
Thank you for reading!
PS, all these pictures are taken by me (don't go all crazy with the copyright stuff, please)

Helen

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