It sounds like we may have. I've spent a fair bit of time in Munich, and all around the EU. I read your post about crossing the river in Zurich and I remembered crossing probably the same bridge that had a little waterwheel-type structure kind of 2/3rds of the way across. Seems like we probably have stayed in a lot of similar places.
Wondering if you've ever done the Jungfrau Joch up the hill from Interlochen on the geared railroad through Grindelwald? I was there on a cloudless day in mid-summer and the view from the top of the mountain (you get there via a tunneled in-mountain railway with teethed gears) was amazing. Later, I saw the vintage Clint Eastwood movie "The Eiger Sanction" and I said "wow, that's where I was" - the lodge where George Kennedy watches through the telescope is the place where you change from the toothed-gear railway through Grindelwald onto the toothed-gear mini-railway that goes up into the mountain and delivers you up on top in a large building with an observation area. In summer you go from 70F at Interlochen to 20F and snow at the top of Jungfrau and you look down at the Interlochen train station you were at just a couple hours before. Nice daytrip from Bern.
When you're down in DC I can recommend the Hay-Adams or the Willard (if you're near Treasury). Used to spend a bunch of time in DC going to Crystal City/Pentagon City in the '90s, which usually meant the Crystal City Marriott which was not a great place, but tres convenient. Hay-Adams and Willard are much nicer. Old Ebbitt Grill is a good place for lunch.
BTW, I strongly suggest you add SKTO as a fourth fantasy team in your hobbyist league. I've read a bit on Benz and his Twitter feed and, well, ... I'd just think it would be something that would interest you given what little I know of your past activities and proclivities from reading your posts. I think this one deserves application of your skills.
Have a good trip to DC and think about adding that fourth team.
