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North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Pittsburgh December 19th 2010

The smell of gasoline, as engines feverishly churn out horsepower, the open road (pardon the left lane drivers, which is a whole other topic for another day), the wind in your face, the voice of the announcer on the overheard speaker “The moving walk is coming to an end, please watch your step!” These are the familiar stimuli which fill our senses, letting us know; we are on our way. Now that the introduction is out of the way, it’s time to get down to some real business. My goal in venturing out here, into the digital world, is to provide you, the reader, with commentary and photos from my upcoming trip to an island in the Indian Ocean. The name of this destination will be revealed later this week as the day of departure approaches. ... read more

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Pittsburgh November 30th 2010

Day 1: It was a Dark and Stormy Night.... My husband Jim drove me to the Pittsburgh Amtrak station in a rainstorm. I had, once again, misjudged my departure date, and I was already miserably sick with bronchitis, bursting into alarming whoops, especially when I tried to sleep or lie down. If it had been Myrtle Beach as usual this year, I'd have had the option to go down early when I felt the first signs coming on, but everything had been arranged for November 30th. So I stayed a few days longer than usual, and got sicker and sicker. And this year we were heading north, driving all day in the wrong direction towards colder and colder weather, with 30-degree temperatures (Fahrenheit, and ten degrees F below my bronchitis trigger point). predicted for Chicago, ... read more

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Pittsburgh November 7th 2010

Pittsburgh is a pretty nice city. Love all the bridges and the geography of the place. Also loved the Andy Warhol museum, particularly the room devoted to Candy Darling. However, like so many American cities, people don't actually seem to LIVE downtown, so come the weekend it's like a ghost town. There's nothing sadder than a beautiful, pedestrian friendly, compact downtown core devoid of people. Luckily on the Sunday there was a Steelers' game, so the masses were out heading to the stadium that day. I was lucky that my visit coincided with the Pittsburgh Festival of Lights, which consists of a bunch of outdoor light projections on downtown buildings. It was very cool. The Duquesne Incline was another highlight, as was a free exhibit in an Art Gallery called SPACE on Liberty Ave - Paper ... read more
Pittsburgh skyline
Market Square
downtown Pittsburgh


Scenes from the Steel City....... It is quite hard to fathom sometimes that it has been more than two years since our sabbatical around the world ended and we settled in Pittsburgh, PA. One minute you’re heading to Singapore to start an adventure then end in London, then Maine, then Seattle all while in the company of fine friends, then trekking across the country as you have accepted a position with a university based health system. All this in less than two months! After living on the Allegheny River in a loft apartment for two months, we found a cute home in the Point Breeze section of town and unloaded all our “stuff” in a home built in the late ‘30s. It was time for experiencing life living in a city neighborhood. In these two years ... read more
Butterfly Room
Tower of Learning
Colorful Butterflies


Just got back from summer trip #3. I'm actually looking forward to my trips being over- I leave for the Keys in about 5 days and I miss my bed, cats, and nephews. I also miss days that don't consist of sitting in a car for the majority of daylight. Not to say I'm not having fun- I am! Pittsburgh was fun- I was born in that city and lived there for a few years. I have family there so I visit from time to time. This time, however, we went to some restaurant Primanti brothers, which is apparently a Pittsburgh classic. It's essentially a philly cheese steak with coleslaw and french fries shoved on top- it was delicious! We walked around the city some and got to spend time with my cousin and her new ... read more
Transformers!
Primanti's
all of us in front of Pitts skyline


GO...Day one of our journey... We left Baltimore and headed north on 83 . . .oops . . . we were supposed to go west on 70 ? No problem...U-Turn! It's not an adventure unless you have a few U-turns! We had a pleasant and uneventful ride up to the Pittsburg area. Jimmy Buffett on the radio and blue skies! None of us in the car are big fast food fans, but when the opportunity came to stop and see The Worlds Biggest Big Mac . . . well . . . who could pass that by? The Big Mac was first introduced in 1967 by Jim Delligatti, a McDonald's franchise owner in Uniontown, Pa. A year later, it became a staple of McDonald's menus nationwide.The Big Mac Museum Restaurant, which will serve a full McDonald's ... read more
The Biggest Big Mac
Huh?
Primanti Brothers


This is my first entry to test the site and experiment to make sure I know what I'm doing. Excitement is mounting as we get closer to departure date. We have our itiniery and it is jammed packed with sightseeing at all of the major destinations: Tel Aviv, Akka, Tiberious, Sefed, Golan Heights, Jerusalem, Judean Dessert, Dead Sea and Masada. Clothing is ready to go and passport is in order.... read more

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Pittsburgh October 17th 2009

When we first arrived at the Warhol museum there was a line of fans waiting outside in the drizzling rain. In the window reflection across the street you could see what one often does see when Fairey has made his mark on a town. A black and white image, a stark face puncturing the gray of the day. The doors open and a bouncer quickly checks names off his list. In the entrance gallery amidst floor to ceiling Warhol portraits in their neon pink and electric yellow stands a man. A young dad playing with his daughter. It isn’t long before he is surrounded by cameras and an entourage. Matt and I have traveled from New York to see this exhibition after attending the previous showing at the ICA in Boston. Attending a Fairey exhibit really ... read more


Last week, I went to visit Tim in Pittsburgh. He is working a temp assignment there for a few months. Anyway, I had never been to Pittsburgh and thought it might be a fun place to visit (after reading about the "renaissance" that has taken place in Pittsburgh since the 90s). In the 70s, the steel industry all but left the Pittsburgh area, but still I was expecting to see a lot of smoke stacks and soot. I saw nothing of the sort. Pittsburgh is really a lovely city with a vital downtown, surrounded by the three rivers and rolling green hills. The surrounding neighborhood are filled with great character. Tim and I had a terrific time. I visited the Carnegie art/natural history museums and the botanical gardens. We also took a day trip to Fallingwater, ... read more
andy bridge
andy museum
artful view


This morning I got an early start on my way out to Pittsburgh. After the 10 hour drive, I arrived at 6:00 pm and met up with Renee, who had just moved home to Pittsburgh from New York City. The drive out was uneventful, as I mostly covered flat farmlands in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Then it was through the Appalachians in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh was not pleased with me being there. It must have taken offense to my berating its sports teams and decided to treat me with equal contempt. When I approached Pittsburgh, it started to drizzle. As Renee and I met and went up the cable cars at Station Square, it started to rain. When we were up on the top of Mount Washington attempting to view the city, it ... read more




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