Improving on a masterpiece

I took Matisse's Body collection of sculptures and updated it. Note my use of color on the fabric. :-)

Outdoor sculptures around the DC Mall

Lots of interesting art and sculptures in the museum/mall area of DC. We think that last one is from the same guy that did the big spinning windmill/rectangle thing in downtown Cincinnati.

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Cool pictures from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. That is SpaceShipOne hanging from the ceiling-- the first private enterprise spaceship to orbit the Earth. Like NYC, there are lots of big groups of Asian tourists.

Greetings from Geneva (Thoiry)

I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Thoiry which is actually in France since the hotels in Geneva are crazy expensive ($600/night versus $150). The hotel is at the foot of the Jura mountains (pictures 1 and 2). I was going to go for a hike but then realized I hate hiking. The other neat thing about this location is that I pass CERN (pictures 3 and 4) on the way to and from Geneva. You can find more info re: Cern here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cern

Last, even $3 gas in the US is still cheaper than in Europe. It is 1.2 euro per liter which is about $6 a gallon.