Philadelphia.

The indoor market where we got our first contact with the Amish.

3 to 5 times cheaper as in Manhattan. Same for the NY strip.

Like in Switzerland, with an added sense of seriousness.

As they usually don't want to be taken in photo this is the only picture of an Amish that I took.

Happy in advance to visit the exceptional Philadelphian Museum of Arts.

Seemingly the Barnes collection is far better for Renoir and other painters of this period. The collection will soon be moved to Philadelphia. We couldn't visit because it was all sold off until after we return. But you don't need to wait two months like guides say. Just try to book a ticket on-line.

If you don't understand, art is...

art.

One of the three rooms for Marcel Duchamp's works. This is the the largest collection worldwide of Duchamp. One of us did not understand that you need to peep through tiny holes to get to the famous pornographic piece: "Étant donnés: 1. La chute d’eau, 2. Le gaz d’éclairage ..."
( you may want to check it at http://leftbankartblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/marcel-duchamps-etant-donnes-at.html ).

Art or philosophy ?
Cy Twombly.

Duchamp.

Claude Gellée, dit le Lorrain was an influencer and at the origin of some paintings for Turner. There is only one Turner in the museum: "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons". A masterpiece.

This one astonishes me so much that I put it again even though it was already part of the 2007 pictures.

The same in the room. A superb "trompe-l'oeil".

A reconstructed japanese village with a would be geisha.

This is actually one aisle of the museum.

The fountain in front of the museum. Hard to swim.

Amish Country near Lancaster.

The usual transportatin vehicle among the Amish.

No comment. Like the next one.

An Amish house can be recognized by 1. the silo and

2. the windmill.

This tells and entire story.

All tombs are sober and indicate to the day the time they lived.

Like in the movie "Witness", the cooperative way to build a house.

A lonsesome Amish going his (her?) way.

Believe it or not, this is an hotel and each wagon is a room.

Going along the ocean road through Atlantic city: hell after heaven ?

This kind of stroller is for tourists tired of walking.

The paragon of the NY house.

And a good example of rhetoric.

It takes some time to understand. Then you're OK to avoid the fares that go up to USD 21.99 for half an hour in a indoor parking!

This is the only image that went through developing with Photoshop.

As everybody know mocca is brown and spelt with two c. This one indicates that there is not only the MOMA in NY.

A new construction that pleased Alex.

And from nearer.

China in New-York.

One good and one bad drink.

Are you bullish today ?

This was the inaugural day for the IPad. Adn that is the Apple shop in 5th Avenue.

Central Park.

Some gigs around the Easter Parade.

Reading at parts for soap and movies (USD 15 for series & 20 for films).

Closing 5th between 57th and 49th for the Easter Parade.

No comment.

Some music.

Some tourists.

And a lot of hats.

And also some opportunists.

Same, opportunist.

Some push it far or show courage.

Her own work.

I love this one. For me it's the landmak of the MOMA: Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's Works") (check http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=78455 ).

Marina Abramovich. It would take too long to explain. But outside of all the nude people and skeletons that you may read about, she stood on this chair without moving for several hours. The opposite persons changed several times. Check http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/965 .

This is one of the few Van Gogh, but I like it a lot. One year before his death.

NY wheat and apricot beer. Delicious. The MOMA restaurant is slightly expensive and very good.

Jenny Holzer, 1989.

The name of the 1000 longest rivers.

A piece of art that one can penetrate. One at a time. The photograph was the boyfriend of the visitor.

Tim Burton's exhibition was flagged "No photography". The guard on the left jumped into my picture because he pretended that this also concerned the exhibition title. Then he put a "No photography" sign in front of this.

An extensible car.

View from the Holiday Inn at Lafayette by Canal Street (actually Howard).

A very, very l o n g ventilation pipe.

Too much time to wait. I skipped this and went to the Museum of Natural History.

Going through Central Park to rejoin the other museum.

A must see museum. Unfortunately I didn't have the entire day to do so. Please be prepared to take a lot of time to visit.

Now it's time to go!

Yes.