Our travels

Georgia - Savannah

We are getting deep into the history and beauty of the South. We are not going to write about the Civil War - the Internet provides all the information. We are concentrating on the beauty of the cultivated nature and architecture of the citise. Today Savannah - a city of azalias, dogwood trees an...

Charleston

Oh, Charleston! Our surprise! Unfortunately, the photos do not give the whole beauty of this southern city! We have a problem: which American city is going to win over our sympathy. Each time there is a question: Is this it? Is this it which captivated us the most? Charleston is clo...

Towards the South of the USA

From Rockcville, Maryland, where Renata lives (40 km from the capital), we set off to visit the southern states. 850 km, eight hours of driving is nothing new for us. What was new - it was a heavy storm in South Carolina, which appeared to be a hurricane in the other part of the state. It ...

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...