We reluctantly left the big 🍎 and managed to negotiate the roads out. The spaghetti freeways are something else !

We were on a fairly major state road, 3 lanes both ways and loads of trucks. Many of them Fed Ex trucks delivering all those things bought online! Perhaps we should go back to shopping in stores not online. It would half the traffic in the roads.

We needed coffee so had to exit the freeway into a neat town with lots of white timber houses, many with flags outside. We found a a Portuguese cafe. Great coffee.

Back on the freeway. More driving. Observations. So many trucks, lane changers, and bumpy roads.

I’ve always wanted to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright designed house Falling Water. We got to the gate at 3.40 for the 4 pm tour to be told our name wasn’t on the list! Had I forgotten ? Hadn’t I booked ? I thought I had. I was so disappointed that young Jay on the entry gate rang the visitor centre and they found a spot on the last tour of the day. The numbers per tour are strict because you go into the house in small groups as it doesn’t have overly big spaces.

Our tour lasted over an hour and we could also walk through the large gardens.

The house is spectacular.

We left Falling Water in falling rain. Heavy rain! We lost our sat nav so had to use what I remembered to find our hotel in Pittsburgh. The Embassy Suites. Turns out valet parking made it easy to arrive! Then up to the 16th floor to find a very big suite. All very comfortable so a 3 🛌 🛌🛌 stay.

Out for a walk and dinner before a great nights sleep.

Breakfast was also a bonus the next day before we made some discoveries in Pittsburgh. The area called The Strip is definitely worth an explore. Lots of cafes, bars, shops, etc.

The bridges – there are so many of them that the traffic flows really well in and around the city. Brisbane would benefit from a few more bridges.

We went up the hill on the opposite side of the city to Washington Heights and found the two ‘incline’ or funicular. Down we went admiring the views. Then up.

We had a walk along the top and I spotted some of the lantern bugs. They are causing a problem. Aline , who we were in the Hamptons with was telling me about them. They are attaching themselves to trees and killing them. People have been asked to literally stamp them out! So there are dozens of them squashed all over the footpaths of NY and here they are in Pittsburgh.

Do your bit people Stamp away. I read in the paper that an actor ( I’ve forgotten who) was declared a bug warrior as he had removed his shoe and killed at least 70. It made the news .

Next stop was the Andy Warhol gallery / museum. A wonderful chronological history of his work.

Leaving Pittsburgh we headed west towards our next stop Millersberg. We left time to visit this Amish country side.

It’s like stepping back in time. I’ll post tomorrow on this interesting area.