You gotta admit: George Washington got style. His country-side residence is located at the banks of the Potomac River about seven miles south of Alexandria (remember the penguins?). And his choice to build it there was just right! A beautiful landscape opens to the viewer and makes him forget the noise of D.C.'s busy traffic downtown area.
Kenneth Bowling continued his friendly manner by taking us along with his group of students in a
med-size bus to Mt. Vernon where we heard a presentation by one of his colleagues on pictures and portraits of George Washington and their interpretation.
med-size bus to Mt. Vernon where we heard a presentation by one of his colleagues on pictures and portraits of George Washington and their interpretation.
The two groups of students divided when the US-students remained in the conference room to proceed with their seminar as the German one did by taking a little exploring through the elaborately designed museum and the area's exterior. Watch out for the camel that's grazing on Mt. Vernon's range land. On the first picture of the museum's interior please note the Mt. Vernon model entirely built out of gingerbread. Yummy!
Inside Mt. Vernon Museum
By midday it was about time to get on the bus and head back to the hotel. During the ride, a very brief view on the Pentagon was possible:
At the hotel our Mafia-style Limoservice awaited us. We were good in time as the Lincolns & Cadillacs smoothly pulled into Dulles Airport departure zone where the excursion had started on Nov 29th. After a unspectacular flight and only about 8hrs later we touched down at Munich Airport: truly a 'foggy bottom'.
Personally, I wanna express my gratitude to the pilot who - maybe because so advised or by himself - did a couple of turns in the soft morning light before landing. (Now you can call me freak!) :-) I liked the view though.
At the hotel our Mafia-style Limoservice awaited us. We were good in time as the Lincolns & Cadillacs smoothly pulled into Dulles Airport departure zone where the excursion had started on Nov 29th. After a unspectacular flight and only about 8hrs later we touched down at Munich Airport: truly a 'foggy bottom'.
Personally, I wanna express my gratitude to the pilot who - maybe because so advised or by himself - did a couple of turns in the soft morning light before landing. (Now you can call me freak!) :-) I liked the view though.
