A day in Pittsburgh

Well we made it to Columbus, Ohio late last night after spending a full day in Pittsburgh.

We started off the day by heading over to the Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh and it was well worth it! Each door we walked through transported us into another country. Here is a blurb from Wikipedia about them:

"The Nationality Rooms are a collection of 29 classrooms in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning depicting and donated by the ethnic groups that helped build the city of Pittsburgh. The rooms are designated as a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation historical landmark...Although of museum caliber, twenty-seven of the 29 rooms are in almost constant use as functional classrooms and utilized daily by University of Pittsburgh faculty and students..."

The Israel Heritage Room

The Turkish Room

The English Room (Designed after the House of Commons)

Naturally because we were in an academic setting, Heather decided to take advantage of her unique surroundings to teach a lesson...

And I relived my college days of falling asleep.

After I woke up, we headed to the Strip District for a Primanti Brothers meal. Richard, Kenny and the hotel staff all said we couldn't leave Pittsburgh without eating at Primanti Brothers. And holy cow was that an experience. Every sandwich is loaded with french fries and cole slaw!

And then it was onto PNC Park to see the Pirates host the Phillies!

The game was pretty exciting (even Heather thought so) with the Phillies winning 3-1. We even witnessed a pierogie race.

Overall, I give PNC Park a huge thumbs up. The area surrounding the park is absolutely beautiful and as you can see from the pictures, the views are breathtaking. Compared to Citi Field, I felt the park itself was a bit lacking and there was nothing unique about it. For example, no Rotunda, no Shea Bridge, no Apple in CF, no Monument Park. There was a statue of Roberto Clemente in the back and Honus Wagner in the front (pic above), but the walls were green! The Pirates colors are black and gold!!

But man......the views are awesome.

Now it's onto Cincinnati! We're seeing the Reds host the Giants tomorrow afternoon for a July 4th matchup. Maybe we'll see the 2nd no hitter of the series?  :)

Until next time!