вторник, 18 марта 2008 г.

Washington, DC: a Few Glimpses


The Ronald Reagan International Airport looked more spacious, lighter, and friendlier than the JFK and the Laguardia. It is almost in the center of the city. As our plane was lowering, I thought we were going to land right on the roofs, and in a moment quiet life of a hundred households would be cruelly ruined. (Photo of the roofs we nearly landed on and cars quietly parked on them: courtesy Yelena Gromushkina).
You can go to the airport by subway (curiously, they call it metro in DC). You may as well ride there on your bicycle.

The White House


“The White House was smaller than I expected. Everybody says that” (B.Bryson, The Lost Continent). It’s true. The White House is smaller than you would expect. I say so, too. Imagine, such a comparatively small house plays such a huge role in the world affairs!

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