dailylife

Sasha and I left at 8.40 am this morning, and arrived around 2.00 pm in Washington DC in the house where she'll be staying. We met our friends there, and I left two hours later.

The second part of the road trip was much less fun than the first, driving alone, but the radio kept me company. David Plouffe, the campaign manager of Barack Obama, spoke in Richmond last week and NPR in Virginia broadcasted his very interesting speech on the influence of new technology on his work and on election campaigns.

Speaking of new technologies: with Google Maps and Yelp I found a nice place for dinner on 85 South. In the middle of nowhere really, but a nice place to sit down. I arrived in Durham at 9.30 pm. Good to be back home.

We'll be leaving in a few minutes from Somerset to Washington, DC. Sasha will start an internship on Monday at the International Monetary Fund. A great opportunity.

After I bring Sasha to her new place there, I'll continue driving for another four hours until I reach Durham, NC.

When we were first in the Catskill mountains 12 years ago I didn't know the Dutch history of the Hudson Valley.

Close to the resort where we worked are the Kaaterskill Falls. Kaater is Dutch for 'cat', Kill is an old Dutch word for 'creek'.

Start of the short trail to the Falls.

Bottom of the Falls.

Yesterday we made a trip back in time -- 12 years, to be precise. In June 1998 Sasha and I met each other for the first time in Tannersville, New York in an exchange program. Yesterday we visited the hotel where we then worked.

The resort changed owners several times since we were there, and sadly it's in pretty bad shape. Two workers were patching things up for the summer season and allowed us to go inside and take some pictures.

It was amazing to see the places were we worked that summer, and a great day trip.

"Antonio's", it used to be called. In the summer that we were there it became the "Diamond Horseshoe Ranch".

Seating area near the office.

My old room! We used to stay here with 5 guys.

Hallway. The place is in bad shape but it was great to see it again.

Backdoor to the kitchen area. Here's where I've folded hundreds and hundreds of cardboard boxes.