The saying “April showers bring May flowers” can be traced back to English Poet Thomas Trusser in the 1500s. Just like the heavy rains that hit Western temperate climates in April, we hope today’s content brings you fresh blooms of joy. What do May flowers bring again? (Answer below)

🥳 THIS WEEK IN AWA AWESOMENESS

🇨🇭 Alpine Adventure☄️ Asteroid City in NYC🌷 May flowers (and gardens)🌳 Britain’s oldest botanicals🥃 Drink bitters, don't be bitter

WE'RE GOING TO SWITZERLAND

Dust off your alphorn and pack your cowbells, Adventurers, we're heading to the Alps! Journeying with our friends at Switzerland Tourism, we’ll be taking in a slice of Swiss life (and likely some Swiss cheese). Have any tips, tricks or modes of transportation we shouldn’t miss while exploring the 'Land of Milk and Honey'? Let us know here.

PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

An interview with yours truly, an AWA iSpy, and all the winners from the photo contest can now be enjoyed by the masses in The Photo Issue from our BFFs at Whalebone Magazine. Snag a copy and enjoy the goods!

ASTEROID CITY PREMIERE!

While we may be Accidentally Wes Anderson, we are “intentionally” inviting you to the NYC premiere of Asteroid City! A few lucky members of the AWA Community will be selected to enjoy the film’s opening night on June 13th in New York City. Don’t worry, we’ll be there too to say hi 👋 Click here to find out how to enter and get your chance to be a part of an evening that’s out of this world. 🛸

Earlier in this newsletter we asked what May flowers bring. We’re still working on that riddle… but in the meantime, we’ve brought you some flower-filled content from our own gardens.

👑 King Frederik’s playground⛵ Once for royals, now for boating🦀 Good morning Baltimore Conservatory 🚲 The Life of a Scottish eccentric🇮🇹 An Italian Villa that’s off-limits 

🇯🇵 TOKYO EXHIBITION

TERRADA G1 Building | Tokyo, Japan | Thru May 26th300 photos, 12 rooms, and one incredible experience. The exhibition that welcomed thousands through the door in Seoul last year is now open in Tokyo. So if you find yourself in the city, take a peek, and send us a few snapshots while you’re at it. Arigatō!

🤫 THIS WEEK'S SECRET LINK

Welcome new and returning Super Adventurers! For those of you just joining, in each Bulletin Dispatch we hide a link that leads to a giveaway. It could be hidden behind an emoji, a photo, or maybe some punctuation. Some weeks it is harder than others, but it is meant to be a fun easter egg in every Dispatch. This week, in addition to many stickers, we will also be choosing one winner to receive a copy of the AWA Postcard Book signed by Wes Anderson himself. Now off you go, let’s see if you can spot this week’s secret link!

While not every garden around the globe is something to write home about, the oldest botanical garden in Britain has intoxicated many an author and poet with its flora and fauna. First planted for medicinal purposes, the Oxford Botanical Garden’s herbs have been known to heal more than one’s physical maladies...

What does a bartender's secret weapon, a sibling rivalry and the essence of a 5th-grade-art-project have in common? With its bright yellow cap and signature “one-size-too-big” label, the 200 year old brand known as 'Angostura Bitters' may be a staple behind every bar, but its origins don’t start at the neighborhood saloon...

COMMUNITY CORNER

In the almost-six-years since we started AWA, we've never joined in on a trend...until now. We tend to march to the beat of our own drum over here, and don't typically align with many of the day's trending topics, but the latest "Act like you're in a Wes Anderson film" changed that. The trend was apparently made for us and for you, and we are thoroughly impressed with your creativity!! From boarding the Metro North to everyday life at DLR Group, we've pulled our favorites together for a more formal review...

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