June, 15

We have been spending the amazing time for last three days! We are in Washington DC. I will be short, because it doesn't concern to the main purpose of our visit in the USA, and only enumerate the list of sights when we were.

The first of all we went to national gallery of the art, and saw a lot of canvases of Italians, the Dutch, impressionists etc. after this we was walking nearby Capitol and took photos. 

We introduced with excellent sophisticated Russian hide Anna Toporovskaya  and her husband Albert on the second day of our staying in Washington DC. Anna was born in Baku, and left USSR thirty years ago.

 She perform very interesting and entertaining excursion for us during six (!) hours, and we could see the White House, monument of Einstein, 

Memorial of Washington, memorial of Lincoln, monuments for soldiers lost in Korea and Vietnam, the Capitol, the library of US Congress,

 the Pentagon, the memorial Arlington cemetery. We were in center of John Kennedy, 

and had great impression to observe the WashingtonDC Cathedral.

  In the and of our survey trip we visited  Hillwood museum, where a lot of Soviet's works of art from collection of American ambassador's in USSR wife is exhibited. 

This is the icon which was in avanguard of Russian soldiers in the Borodino Field (gifted by Stalin).

All our trip we enjoyed Anna's amazing stories. It was culture shock! 

We had excellent finish of the day - it was our attending really musical "Side show" in the Kennedy's center! It was great impression!

Today, before our flight to Chicago, we are going to selective visit rest Smithsonian museums, which were advised us by Anna Toporovskaya.