Adventures in the USA 2025

Here you can find all blog articles and photos of our trip to the USA in 2025.

The White House

05/09/25 USA Prologue

  • 09 May 2025
  • USA, New York, Washington D.C.

Here we go again! Our trip this year starts on May 10th from Hamburg. This time we're flying via Munich on the A380 to New York – a

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The A380 for my flight from MUC to JFK

05/10/25 HAM-MUC-JFK

  • 10 May 2025
  • USA, New York

The alarm rang mercilessly at 4:15 AM. Why so early? So I might catch an earlier flight? Nice idea, but:

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Baseball players in Central Park

05/11/25 Off to Washington DC

  • 11 May 2025
  • USA, New York, Washington D.C.

What a night. And I don't mean that in a positive way. The window of my hotel room was, to put it kindly, an acoustic

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A helicopter at the White House

05/12/25 Shoes and Cops

  • 12 May 2025
  • USA, Washington D.C.

What a night. Although my phone showed over eight hours of sleep, when I woke up it felt like I had barely closed an eye.

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The weather warning

05/13/25 Weather Warning

  • 13 May 2025
  • USA, Washington D.C.

Around two in the morning, I woke up sweating – the air in the room was stagnant, it was simply much too warm. So I turned on the air conditioning,

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Lincoln Monument

05/14/25 Tourist Tour in DC

  • 14 May 2025
  • USA, Washington D.C.

This morning the rain was finally over. The air remained humid and heavy, but at least no water was coming from above. I spent the

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A water taxi in Washington D.C.

05/15/25 Driftwood and Anticipation

  • 15 May 2025
  • USA, Washington D.C.

The morning began once again at the computer – a bit of tinkering, taking care of a few small things. Afterwards, I treated myself to a hot shower.

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Weather warning with notice about flooding due to heavy rainfall

05/16/25 Highspeed Through the Storm

  • 16 May 2025
  • USA, New York, Washington D.C.

Today, exceptionally, there are two posts – the same day from two perspectives – this one from me, another from Steffi. We'll be reunited soon!

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The departure monitor at MUC with information about the flight to JFK

05/16/25 Still Not There

  • 16 May 2025
  • USA, New York

Today's the day. The USA is calling, woke up at 04:20, so an hour before the alarm. Pretty annoying, but I jolted awake with the

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