As we drove around to the other side of the mountain, BAM! There
was the City of Pittsburgh in all its glory! I love being surprised like that!
It was a gloomy day, but we always bring our own sunshine.
Unlike our Cleveland, this is a city bustling busy on the weekend—a huge
farmer’s market and hockey game draw the crowds into the city from surrounding
communities built atop mountains and nestled in the valleys. Lanes are narrow
in this town in order to squeeze as much as possible into this valley—making
driving hazardous and harried….only almost lost our lives twice!—NOT KIDDING!
The PPG, an architectural highlight, dominates the downtown area
with glass palaces pointing to the heavens and reflecting the sun from plate
glass turrets, lighting the way for passersby.
At the Carnegie Art Museum--equally as wonderful as the
Cleveland Museum of Art, but 18 times the price. Ugh! $17.95/person as opposed
to FREE in Cleveland. But I don't ever mind supporting the arts.
Here are some
of the pieces that inspired me this day.
A poem about Pittsburgh would have to be a metaphor for bridges!
Here you can catch a view of the recently renovated riverfront (Monangahela) and
off in the distance you can see one of the incline railroads.
The reason we chose Pittsburgh is because we wanted to dine at
Lidia's Italy--our favorite TV show is Lidia's Italy featuring chef Lidia
Bastianich, and this turned out to be the highlight of the trip!
Lidia did NOT
let us down--although she is not there most days, her presence is felt in the
taste, the presentation, the ambiance, the spirits, the perfection! Best
service EVER!!!!! And not too pricey either! We both agree that it was worth
the two hour drive.
I simply had to stop at Ikea on the way home. I dragged the hubby into the door, but had to
drag him out. J I so wish I could sell all our home furnishings
and start all over with IKEA--such great ideas! Woot! Woot!
Ikea! Ikea! Ikea! You fire off the neurons in my brain!
No more big cities for us for awhile...next year, back to a
quaint little historic village with a cozy B&B where we usually choose to
spend our anniversaries! Already
researching XXXOOO
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