Robert and I hung out w/ my folks in Pittsburg the evening after the wedding. I was impressed with the city! Yes, like you, I once thought, “Pittsburg???” It’s a lovely place, a vibrant downtown, a great orchestra, etc. Check out the view from nearby Mount Washington:

And at night:

We saw a great fireworks display after the Pirates game as well. Dang, I didn’t have my camera ready.

The next day Robert and I left Washington with the plan to visit the two Frank Lloyd Wright homes, Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater, on the way home. Robert had already seen Fallingwater and was looking forward to Kentuck Knob. I hadn’t seen either, though I’d seen Fallingwater in pictures many many times. The day was a little misty and rainy. A few clouds hung low in the trees, Cascade style, as we drove through the Pennsylvania countryside.

Both homes are amazing works of art, but it was Fallingwater, of course, that really took my breath away. I appreciated how the family who commissioned the house had requested a place to view their favorite section of stream (the three waterfalls) had instead received plans for a house that was to be built on top of the waterfalls! The artistic structure of the house is incredible. The theme of horizontally jutting ledges, mimicking the natural rock around, was repeated over and over on all scales: the huge, in the form of the numerous balconies and decks, and the small, the interior rock work, and examples of in-between too. The house is chaotic but also planned and integrated well with the natural surroundings, which was the original intent. Here, enjoy some pictures: