*107** postcards from Palm Springs

Saturday, 29 October 2016

*107** postcards from Palm Springs

Still here... still loving it.

More than loving it, actually.

We took an architectural tour ran by a really nice chap called Robert Imber, so totally passionate about architecture and so in love with this city that it was a joy to listen to him. We spent the morning in his company and he was very knowledgeable, if you're ever in the neighbourhood I would highly recommend taking his tour.

(Palevski house, 1968, designed by Craig Ellwood)

(Edris house, 1954, designed by E Stewart Williams)

(Kaufmann house, 1954, designed by Richard Neutra)

(432 Hermosa - the Dinah Shore house, now owned by Leonardo di Caprio, 1964, designed by Donald Wexler)

These are just a few of the many many many houses we were told about and drove by. Truly amazing.

This morning while Mr M was on his daily run I borrowed a bike from the hotel and drove around the neighbourhoods of Indian Canyon and Twin Palms.

Oh boy.

I might never leave this place. It's just too beautiful.

(That was after working out how to ride a bike with no breaks, just some weird back-pedalling action... interesting few early manoeuvres... just saying)

Everywhere I looked there was something to photograph... I kept saying to myself... 'That one, that is the one'... and then I turned the corner and there was something else that caught my eyes...