People that Live in Glass Houses...

After the afternoon taco truck, we continued west to Stamford and stayed at a great hotel called Hotel Zero Degrees.  It was right around the corner from a string of great bars and restaurants.  We hit a tappas place called Barcelona Wine Bar and had a fabulous meal along with a great bottle of Rioja... they have 1/2 price bottles every Sunday!

The next morning we headed into New Canaan for a tour of the Philip Johnson Glass House.  This guy was more than a little eccentric, but brilliant - the house was striking.  If you like architecture it's definitely worth a trip.

In the above shot the Glass House is obviously on the right, but the brick structure is it's companion building that originally served as a guest house and contains all of the mechanicals.

The house felt suprisingly comfortable on the inside.  I actually forgot I was in a fishbowl.  The outside is really brought inside this house.

Just beyond the house is a low granite rail, hopefully keeping you from falling off a 30 foot ledge to your death.  And that awesome pool is shaped like a martini glass.

Loved this bathroom.  My photo skills stink but the tile and the curved door really made it incredible.  It's the only floor to ceiling structure in the house.

This is table is a giant stone slab set on a welded metal frame.  

The seating was designed for Philip by his buddy and fellow architect Mies van der Rohe.  Behind that lady with the blue pants is a fireplace built into the cylinder that contains the bathroom.