Day 66


The view of a miniature evening Chicago at the Museum of Science and Industry.


Alla is preparing for her head scan in the CAD software for printing on 3D printer.


On the highest level technological selfie.


A busted fire hydrant, the aggressive glares of young loafers surrounding our car, and a homie in blue shorts, who just jumped on our car hood – Englewood – one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago.

Day 65


Guests of the city are enjoying a bus tour around downtown Chicago welcome a sudden thunderstorm.


Street musicians, each in their section, create a special atmosphere.


The magnificent “Wind City” after the rain.


A Chicago bride.

Day 64


Chicago’s architectural eclecticism.


The tree arabs.


A security guard in one of many parks on Michigan Avenue in the financial district of Chicago.


Teenagers in the reflection of Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park.

Day 63


A fragment of the petrol tank collection at the Harley Davidson-Museum, showing the color designs of different models produced by a legendary brand for over seventy years.


Hauler Joseph is introducing Alla to the specifics of the on-board computer inside his Kenworth truck cabin.


A squeaky-clean and happy Alla in the shower room of a Pilot truck stop; Hwy 94 between Milwaukee and Chicago.


Ruslan is dropping off post cards from the just-visited state to our parents and friends. On the border of Wisconsin and Illinois.

Day 62


An uncommon occurrence: the downtown of the small town of Monroe in Wisconsin is built around the town hall, following by an old european tradition.


Ruslan is by an enormous and the most intense pile of manure he has ever seen or smelled in his life.


The total 1,896kg weight of our car points to the fact that we are carrying around approximately 180kg weight of our belongings.


A power plant in Milwaukee, the biggest city in Wisconsin, near the spot where we are planning to spend the night.

Day 61


The typical hue of the swampy banks of the great Mississippi River.


Abuse of roundabouts, which are for some reason unpopular in the US, in the small town of Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin.


“Why not?” one day thought a man, and installed a chair of impressive size onto his front lawn.


Composition “Farmer’s Etude”. Field, corn, tractor. Year 2015.

Day 60


The overjoyed Alla is soaking up in a partially realized dream: finally, she is in Stockholm.


A mama cat is feeding her kitten in its natural habitat.


An evening on the Mississippi River, Wisconsin.

Day 59


Courteously offered by our old-time friends was this taxi, perfect for exploring the downtown of Minneapolis and its surroundings.


The diverse downtown.


And vibrant surroundings.

Days 57, 58


We, and Foshik along with us, are resting again (from what?) at Slavik and Olya’s house in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Abundant feasts and moderate drinking are part of our active and passive resting program.

Day 56


Evening stroll in the company of our long-time friends, Slavic and Olga, in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.


To this day some of the most architecturally significant buildings in most small and large US towns are the temples of catholics, lutherans and of other religious organizations.


Clubs and bars are the only lively corners found in the night city.