Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania --More Bridges than Venice, Italy

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July 26th 2010

Published: July 26th 2010

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 positi... Read Full Entry

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

D MJ Binkley

Photographers, divers, writers, foodies, chefs and music enthusiasts. Travelers' Century Club Members: 12/2023. MJ 107 and Dave 104. We appreciate your feedback and if you like our stories we would appreciate it if you follow our blog. We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida. If you are in Florida please send us a private message as we would love to meet you. Two retired nurses who are passionate about traveling the world. Our love of travel, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures will hopefully take us to wonderful plac... full info

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Summer in Pittsburgh

Thunder Storm

...rolling in over the city.

Highmark Building

Dave exploring

Chahuly Glass at the Phipps

Many pieces- a lovely collection

PNC Baseball Park

The Pirates are not Pittsburgh's best team

Jo Jo's Cafe

Famous diner in Pittsburgh

The Steel Tower

Great architecture

Convergence of Rivers

The Allegheny and the Monogahelia meet to form the Ohio River

Incline Tram

Up the hill we go -- down the hill we go

The Duquesne Incline

this was transportation for the men who worked in the steel mills to come from home to work.

Another view of the Incline Railway

The Point Brugge Cafe

Excellent restaurant in our neighborhood.

Primanti Brothers Bar & Grill

Pittsburgh landmark

Primanti Brothers Menu

no small portions

Iron City Beer

Local Pittsburgh beer

Yuengling Beer

A Pennsylvania beer

The Point Fountain

one of the beautiful city parks

More bridges

400 to 700+ bridges depending on how you count your bridges. Come see the rivers and you'll see our bridges.

Miss Lillie in the car

Ready for a road trip

26th July 2010

Martin Bergmann
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Beautiful City
Great post, there is nothing more to say. I have been there a couple of times and i will return!

26th July 2010

Sonja Massey
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Pittsburgh
Hi MJ....it was fun to read this blog since I lived in Pittsburgh for a short while in the 60's. Besides your comments on sports mania it doesn't sound like the same city....they cleaned it up after I had moved away. I'll have to revisit Pittsburgh some day soon...but I won't bring my car to be eaten up by the potholes...we have enough of our own right here.

26th July 2010

korrin wing
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Fun!
Always fun to read you travel blogs and dream about traveling! We miss you! Glad you got to take Lillie-bugs with you!

27th July 2010

Global Drifter
Yanzi

Pittsburgh
Hi, I stumbled across this entry in the featured section. A native Cincinnatian, I briefly visited Pittsburgh for the first time last year for the G-20. I was very impressed, and moreover, I think your entry captures the essence of Pittsburgh (at least, based on my 4-day experience, most of which was under highly unusual circumstances). I seriously considered setting down roots. Also, I like Miss Lillie. A close friend of our family has a dog with this name, but the one in your picture looks a lot like our own dog, Tetris.

27th July 2010

Ian Donoghue
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Always Somewhere New
I love your blogs - I feel I travel the world with you. Thank you for putting together another fantastic location. Ian and Olaf xxx

27th July 2010

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Global Drifter
I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on our blog. It is great to know people are reading it. The G-20 was an interesting time in Pittsburgh. We work at hospitals so that made it even more so. The people who grow up in Pittsburgh really seem to love it. We are going to relocate soon but our time here has been good. We are gypsies at heart. Are you enjoying teaching in China?

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