News from Germany today: Apparently President Obama is planning to visit Weimar June 5th, specifically Buchenwald, which his uncle, Charles T. Payne, helped liberate at the end of World War II.
See more below, in German:
- Obama will Kanzleramt-Visite bei Merkel vermeiden (Spiegel Online)
- Obama in Weimar (Thüringer Allgemeine)
- US-Präsident Obama besucht Thüringen (Südthüringer Zeitung)
- YES HE KOMMT! (Bild)
And in English:
- Obama to Trace Family History in Germany (Spiegel Online International)
- Obama planning to visit Germany soon (The Local)
You realise of course as local correspondent this put you on special assignment. If you can’t arrange an interview for your blog, at least get an autograph. Or a photo.
OK?
I’ll do my best, but I imagine it will be pretty tricky even just to go.
My thumbs are pressed and fingers crossed–I’d love a photo, adore an autograph and be happy with being in the audience.
Seems my visit to Buchenwald was a month early. Still, I’m glad I went.
[…] the last month, with a bit of the Berlin Wall thrown in for good measure. Some of this is driven by Obama’s impending visit to Weimar, but many of my thoughts result from day-to-day living in Weimar. It centers my conflicting and […]