Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
Yuki and I went to Fallingwater the other day just outside of Pittsburgh, which was very cool! Frank Lloyd Wright has created some amazing stuctures in his time. He was in his seventies when he designed this private residence for the Kauffman family (of the famous Kauffman department store? I must be too young to remember). One interesting fact about the building is that it had to undergo major repairs because the overhangs were deflecting 7 inches! Quite an imperfect structure for such a well known architect!
I can't say that I didn't have reservations about going to Pittsburgh, being from the West Coast and all, but it was nice. We went to go see Yuki's brother's graduation from Carnegie Mellon University. He graduated from business school which is quite an impressive feat (even with the less embracing view of MBA degrees in recent years). All the people that I met were very interesting to talk to. It might inspire me to go someday!
I am still trucking on with my marathon training. It's tough finding places to train while you are traveling. I had to run 12 miles while I was in Pittsburgh, which made it interesting. I did find a path that took me along the Ohio river to Three Rivers Stadium. It was pretty empty at 8am on a saturday morning.
