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.
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.
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.
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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! :) |
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PS, all these pictures are taken by me (don't go all crazy with the copyright stuff, please)
Helen
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