Biking to Drive

I have written about this before but getting a European Driver's License here is a big deal to some.  For some people received their US license in a "non reciprocal"

state it could mean hours and hours and a bunch of €, a lot of studying and up to several tests to actually get one.  I have friends who spent nearly as much time and money as I did on my 15 weeks of intensive German lessons to get one.
Washington is a "fully reciprocal" state so for us it was just a matter of paying 35€, filling out some paperwork, waiting in line to hand in paperwork, waiting for actual license to come in, waiting in line to pick up license.  It feels offensive to even write that given how hard I know some friends have worked to get theirs.  But since it was so easy we figured, why not?!  Despite the fact that we do not have a car here nor any plans on getting one. 
Marty got his in June just before we left for our return trip to Seattle and mine arrived shortly after returning to Berlin.  On Wednesday, another beautiful, sunny day, Marty and I biked the 10 miles to the office to pick up said license.  Stood in a long line to get a number and then waited another 40 ish minutes for our number to be called.  But even writing that in a bit of an irritated tone makes me stop and really appreciate how easy this all was for me.  Especially since Marty fills out all the paperwork and we always arrive with all documents and documentation that we need.