Another Trip to Vizcaya

While we were down in Miami, my brother wanted to take his first-time visit to Vizcaya. He had read my post, heard the stories, perused the book and he was ready. (A true artisan to the core.) So off we went with the team the day after HD Boutique ended.

As you may or may not know, my brother is an avid photographer. Of course, I literally lost him within the first five (5) minutes and I came upon him hours later in a strange position trying to catch the gardens and the light perfectly. (I was like “Dude. Please don’t tell anyone you know me. We never had this conversation. I’m backing up now.”)

Although the interiors cannot be photographed, I did manage to take some more pics of the exterior and gardens. But I have a surprise for you later in the post…

So, at this point, my husband and I have wandered into areas we’ve never had the time to explore and we came upon this structure (below).

We walked in and…I stopped in my tracks. An exterior garden structure with this ceiling. (The right from beneath pic is here.)

I know the floor had a beautiful pattern (could have been a mosaic) but I was too enthralled by the mural’s discovery. Oh, I wish you could have been there. The structure had two rooms on either side and the (below) left pic was one of them, with carved plaster walls. On the right is my last pic of the day…so peaceful and wonderful. Looove Vizcaya — I do hope you get a chance to visit.

P.S. True Story: After I saw that ceiling, I literally ran to where my brother was and just stood there with my jaw open, making pointing gestures, unable to speak. He said “Dude. Please don’t tell anyone you know me. We never had this conversation. I’m backing up now.” Sigh…