A Weekend in Pittsburgh

Why Pittsburgh you ask? Well, it's only 2 hours away and why not?! Derek and I wished we had traveled more by car when we lived in Florida so we're going to make an effort to see a bunch of Cleveland's surrounding major cities. Here's a quick run down of some sights we saw! (Feel free to click on pics to make them larger)

First up was to eat lunch at the original Primanti Brothers. Highly recommended from several individuals at Derek's work as well as online. They are known for putting cole slaw and french fries actually ON their sandwich's.

OUR RATING: B- (nothing special... just a plain sandwich to us!)

Next was a quick run down the Strip - Pittsburgh's Historic Market District. We'd describe it as a farmers market/garage sale/antique sale. Would have been great if we needed some fruits or veggies for the weekend!

OUR RATING: B

Then we headed to the Monongahela Incline. It was #2 out of 43 things to do in the city of Pittsburgh and that does NOT say much for the city. It was a nice view up top but was exactly what one would expect.

OUR RATING: B

Following that we ventured a ways south to the Frank Lloyd Write Fallingwater House. It was definitely amazing how much he incorporated the natural land into the house and I can see why it's been noted as one of the top 40 sites around the country to see before you die. No pictures were allowed inside, but I snapped some outside. Definitely worth the visit!

OUR RATING: A+

Next up: Catching a Pirates game inside PNC Park. This ballpark was beautiful with the city as the background! It was extremely hard to move down to a lower section, however, with the ticket nazi's on watch but it was easy to get around and fun to watch!

OUR RATING: A-

And to end the night, we walked over to the Rivers Casino. This casino just opened last fall and unfortunately didn't have their 'table games' license yet so we were stuck playing slots. Derek did try this Blackjack table with an electronic dealer but it was awkward and we lost.

OUR RATING: B (I bet if they'd had their table games, it would be an A!)

The next day we got up and went to the Pittsburgh Zoo! It was a great, little zoo with peacocks walking the sidewalks, baby elephants and belly-flopping polar bears! I always feel like a 5-year old in zoos and am glad that Derek tags along for the ride.

OUR MY RATING: A+ (Derek might rate it slightly less!)

We ended the trip with a wonderful outside lunch at a local Grille and walked by the Carnegie Museum and Library. Overall it was a great weekend and we explored a new city that we might not have anytime else!