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Fallingwater – Part IV

April 4, 2013 by Justin Balog 2 Comments

I hope you have enjoyed this week’s adventure to Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary Fallingwater house. It is an incredible place to visit. Beyond the home itself, the grounds are lush and beautiful. In the final installment I thought I would show you around the grounds a bit.

I can’t tell you what this is and I defiantly can’t tell you where it is. Well, I guess I could but I just wouldn’t feel right about it. This is a secret spot that a grounds keeper shared with me. I’ll will say very few people know about it and it is very far from the home.

#Selfie

If you do make it to Fallingwater, which I hope you do, make sure you add Kentuck Knob to your itinerary. It is only a short drive, across some beautiful countryside, from Fallingwater. It’s also surrounded by beautiful gardens and sculptures. Well worth the trip!

Kentuck Knob #Selfie

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Fallingwater – Part III

April 3, 2013 by Justin Balog 3 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, Frank designed this really cool staircase to connect the two houses. The staircase itself mimics the form of the falls.

Here are a few links, full of interesting history, that you can use to plan you own adventure to Fallingwater….

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Fallingwater – Part II

April 2, 2013 by Justin Balog 1 Comment

Above the iconic Fallingwater home we saw in yesterday’s post, is the service quarters that doubled as a guest house. The two homes were connected by a meandering staircase inspired by the falls themselves. We’ll be taking a look at the stairs in tomorrow’s post.

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Fallingwater – Part I

April 1, 2013 by Justin Balog 4 Comments

Howdy! I hope everyone had a great weekend. As I mentioned last week, we’ll spending the week at Frank’s House. Yep…this is his house. This is Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Fallingwaters and we’ll be spending the week exploring it.

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Visions of Belize – Xunantunich

March 20, 2013 by Justin Balog 5 Comments

Belize is also a major zone of Mayan civilization. Actually, 12% of the population is pure Mayan. At one time, the ruins around the southwest part of Belize supported a population exceeding a million people. Now the entire population of Belize is about 350,000. There are quite a few theories regarding the demise of the great Mayan civilization, and I’d suggest you investigate them. There is a lot to be learned from them. The ruins of Xunantunich, pictured here, are a must visit for anyone traveling to Belize. They are some of the few remaining ruins you can still climb and explore. I made a few photos while visiting them, but I thought this one did the best job of taking us into the adventure. What do you think?

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