Last Sunday we drove to
Philadelphia — the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. Danya and his dad have already been there on more than one occasion, but for Ignat and I this was a new, uncharted on our personal maps territory.
The
City of Brotherly Love is the 6th most populous city in the US. We, however, were more interested not in its modern urban developments, but in the historical landmarks, such as the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall,
Carpenters’ Hall.
The Liberty Bell is a prominent symbol of the American war of Independence. It was used to summon people for the reading of the Declaration of Independence. It obviously is not the only bell used for such purpose, but definitely is the most famous one.
We waited in a short line in order to get into the center where the bell hangs now. It was surrounded by happily smiling to their cameras tourists and for a brief moment I felt like I touched history. It would be cool to hear what the bell sounds like!
Independence Hall, which by the way is pictured on the back of $100 bill, is the place where the Liberty Bell originally hang. The building is known as a place where the Declaration of Independence was created and approved. We weren’t fortunate enough to get inside the building, but appreciated this piece of history from a very close distance.
We walked a bit through the “Old City” district of Philadelphia and saw the Irish Memorial, dedicated to the Irish people who fled from famine in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century.
Before living the city, Danya drove us through more modern districts, but I wasn’t really impressed by anything. After all, all large urban areas are somewhat similar (at least in this country).
On our way back we visited
Trenton, the capital of New Jersey. We checked out the State Capitol, which is pretty good looking (we didn’t take any pictures though since it was already dark). All in all — it was a good one-day trip and I enjoyed it!
Last night I dyed my hair at the Chinese salon on 86th Street that I usually go to. I think it looks good, although I’m still not sure if I should regret it. I guess I got tired of wearing the same color for over 5 years. What worries me though is how my head is going to look like when the natural color will appear at roots. I guess, I’ll just have to wait and see. 
Also, I’m not sure what kind of make up will go best with this color. My sister suggested golden, brown, green and olive eye shadows, but since there is so much choice it’s really hard to make a decision on a particular brand/shade. And I always have a very hard time picking the lipstick color from even a small selection. Decisions, decisions… 
ENJOY!
October 2, 2008 @ 14:52
Wow, looks fantastic! If only I knew how to type out appreciative whistles. Thwew thweeew. There, I tried.
October 2, 2008 @ 15:48
Мнн нравится! Всегда хочется перемен. Тебе удалось сделать это …мммм…. очень хорошо! Зеленые тени?…
October 2, 2008 @ 15:59
I like it too, looking at this photos. I guess I just have to get used to the new color. She’s been a blond all these years, after all.
October 2, 2008 @ 18:46
Not bad
A la Donna from That 70s Show
October 2, 2008 @ 19:35
Thank you very much guys!!!
October 3, 2008 @ 04:37
Алена, очень свежо и необычно. Поздравляю! На мой взгляд, из цветов тебе сейчас пойдут натуральные “земляные”, в частности, бежевый, коричневый и терракотовый – это про одежду. А из теней – бежевые и темный шоколад. Можешь купить пару карандашиков разных цветов на тот случай, если захочется добавить разнообразия. А вообще, полистай журналы, найдешь массу интересных решений и сочетаний.
October 3, 2008 @ 08:55
Super!!!!!!!! Molodez!
October 3, 2008 @ 16:38
wow! i open the blog, and my jaw hit the floor so hard, i still haven’t found all of my teeth that fell out.
you look amazing. hope Даня won’t order a hit for me
October 3, 2008 @ 17:13
It’s OK, don’t worry. I do not get jealous when I trust my wife and that’s clearly the case.
So you can relax and get back to locating your missing teeth.
October 3, 2008 @ 18:08
I like it! ..And I can remember last year my girlfriend had her hair coloured almost like that!
..And congratulations for your blog.. Can you please tell me where you found this template for WordPress?
October 3, 2008 @ 20:19
Thanks for the comment.
The template however can not be found anywhere. It’s a custom build by me for this blog.
October 3, 2008 @ 22:26
Девочки и мальчики, спасибо еще раз всем большое за комментарии!
October 12, 2008 @ 22:21
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