Spring in Washington DC

Washington DC welcomed us with itsa greatest atraction - the Festival of Cherry Blossom. The spring has come this year eariler than usual, which is revealed in floweriness of  the whole city.  The visit to the Capitol taught us a lot about the history of the USA; tomorrow we are hea...

Transferring to Washington DC

In a chilly and rainy region of  San Francisco, Los Altos Hills and La Honda we are trying to enjoy our last days before flying off to the east cost of the USA. Here everybody is happy because of the rain which is never plantiful here, but we are complaining for having bad luck during our stay in...

Painter in La Honda

On 30th of January I wrote about our visit in La Honda, at our Russian friends'. We are here again, so I take the oportunity to write more about Nadia. First a passionate then an educated painter she, in the meantime, got her phd at the University of Arizona in physics, in atmpspheric scie...

Half Moon Bay

We are on an excursion in Half Moon Bay, a town by the Pacific, which has been famous of alcohol smuggling during the times of the prohibition. The hidden bay and almost always present dense fog, made the blameworthy dealings easier.  On a sunless day the Pacific looks especially dangerous...

Weekend in San Francisco

On Saturday we were spying on the inhabitants of San Francisco while they were  relaxing more or less actively in the city parks. One of the main activities is taking their dogs for long walks. We assume that there are as many dogs as the inhabitants in San Francisco, if not more. Fortunat...

San Francisco Opera

A ballet evening at the San Francisco Opera. Romeo anmd Julliet. A beautiful performance and excellent dancers. Let me not tell you the story. It could be too difficult to put up with! I don't know whether you know how this illicit teenager love finished. So sad! PS No person...

Los Angeles atractions

Yesterday we finished off the day with a sumptuous dinner at a resturant high up in the Los Angeles hills  - invited by a Polish friend Paul, who has been living in the USA for 26 years. Today we went to West Hollywood and took traditional pictures around the Kodak Theater. It has already ...

From Las Vegas to Los Angeles

Yesterday morning, after night madness in the city of gambling and all sorts of  wickedness, a desert sandstrom raged over Las vegas. Apparently, it is typical for the change of season. The hot, dry season is coming. Most of the day we spent in the hotel listening wether the roof was going...