1/3: The guided tour of one hour of the Pentagon in Washington DC was a little boring. Our group was quite large, and the one and a half mile walk was nothing more than a quick glance of the building and its belongings.
2/3: Serge had reserved tickets (online at 6:30 am) to visit the National African American History and Culture museum. That was the only Smithsonian museums we had not seen. It opened its doors recently in 2016. I just loved it and would really encourage anyone to go visit.
3/3: Visit of the Phillips collection, a world-class collection of more than 4000 works of modern and contemporary art. The painting of Renoir "Luncheon of the Boating Party" which Duncan Phillips bought in 1923 was the most interesting to me. Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted his real-life friends, including his new girlfriend, Aline Charigot. While everyone at the luncheon seems focused on flirting, Renoir shows Charigot looking at her dog, perhaps because dogs are a traditional symbol of loyalty.
That evening, we also went to the movies and saw Green Book. We really liked it and would recommend to watch to everyone. It is about a working-class Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
5/3: Visit of Christine David, a Belgian artist living in Lancaster. I went with Marian Brandt, a lady whom I met at Mt. Cuba last summer.
6/3: We went to "The Upside", a remake of the 2012 French film "The Intouchables". Although the movie was inspired by a true story and I liked the plot, I honestly appreciated the French version so much more. It has a better flow. The showing of the movie was a little tricky, there was only sound. Serge had to ask twice to replay because of technical problems and therefore got two free movie tickets.
Here are some pics:
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