It’s very late when i arrive in Washington DC, at the Dulles International airport. Jayne, my host, gave me very precise instructions to get to her place with public transport, always a bit exciting when arriving at night in a city one does not know. The first part of the trip takes place on a bus, where i study the public transport map. Huntington-Pentagon. Wow. i mean, the link is tangible in many respects, but to see it presente in such a direct line… my trip continues through the metro network. The style of the subway strikes me: grey-brownish concrete, uniform, minimalist. Must have been built sometime in the 1970s or perhaps the 1980s. Seems like one giant nuclear shelter to me. Feels like we’re back in the Cold war. When i surface at one of the stations, i find myself in what seems a nice neighborhood (with a rather familiar kind of urbanity, wasn’t sure to\u00c2\u00a0 expect this or not) with the friendly face of Jayne welcoming me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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