Interlude: 601 Riverview Drive, Florence Alabama

On a chance encounter with a brochure at the hotel desk, Rene' connected us with an interesting American treasure - Frank Lloyd Wright's Riverview Drive - an example of his Usonian phase, built in 1939. Okay, disclaimer time. I despise Frank Lloyd Wright on a personal level. He was a creep who left his wife and children for frivolous reasons. He was also incredibly gifted, and as we walked around the Rosenbaum residence, viewing the home from every angle, we were in awe of his sense of space and geometry. Walk a few feet and something new is revealed: an inner courtyard, the triple undereaves, the windows, the roof... and all the parts complemented the whole in ways we could not fathom. It was like watching a great movie or reading a masterpiece.