Garry and Joan; Travels for the less(or more) adventurous!: Pittsburg

So I've called this Pittsburg because that's the closest city. Truth of the matter is Fallingwater is 65 miles or 105 kilometres outside of Pittsburg and we had no intention of getting any closer than we had to. Driving in American cities, or any foreign cities for that matters is stressful, so I avoid it if I can.

So let's move on to visiting Fallingwater.

I first heard about Frank Lloyd Wright from Simon and Garfunkel. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Long,_Frank_Lloyd_Wright"

I didn't think too much about it until years later when I read" The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand and in an interview she stated that the main character was based on Frank Lloyd Wright and I thought, "there's that name again. I need to know more." So when I visited a friend who had a coffee table book on him I started looking through and that was the first time I saw" Fallingwater" This became another odyssey lasting more than 30 years culminating in a visit last week.

I was keyed up the day before and had a hard time sleeping the night before which sometimes is a recipe for disappointment but I have to tell you; this house (now a Museum) exceeded my expectations and then some. It was fabulous and as I went from room to room I dreamt and wondered what it would be like to live in this incredible house in the woods.

Still holding my breath at this point although it was obvious that the people placing this large piece of granite, or the Unesco World Heritage people would need to be confused for me to be disappointed.

This was the original gravel driveway and what you would have seen when you first pulled into your summer house! Not bad. The little bridge your seeing just slightly right of center leads you to this view

Hey this isn't bad. I could live here. The water under the stairs is leading to a waterfall that happens directly under the house. Oh and by the way you access that staircase directly out of your living room.

These are sliding glass panes in the middle of your living room, 7 or 8 steps from your kitchen where you can grab your morning coffee, step down to the bottom landing and have your coffee and a biscuit for breakfast while soaking your feet in cool spring water! Yeah, I'm more and more certain I could live here.

How happy do I look! I am such a geek!!! But what a living room!

If you look in the back right corner there is an unbelievable fireplace and a very cool bar. How would you like to hold a party here?

I am not kidding when I say that there is more room on the outdoor balconies than there is inside, and this is not a small house. Again, let's have a party.