Part two: Awesome things about Pittsburgh, PA

As I mentioned in the previous post (see below), I was in Pittsburgh on the weekend. Here are a few things that made my trip enjoyable:
1) Compliments: Apparently, the people in Pittsburgh like my style. I had numerous people tell me that they liked my glasses/ scarf. It made me feel cool.

The aforementioned scarf.

2) The Phantom of the Attic: A very cool comic book store that my brother discovered where I found my boyfriend a super awesome Scott Pilgrim t-shirt (which I plan on stealing plenty of times).

Aforementioned super awesome t-shirt.

3) Cracker Barrel: Chicken fried chicken = SO DELICIOUS.

My meal - the corn + sweet baby carrots + mashed potatoes

4) Good shopping: I got a whole bunch of stuff that I generally can't find in Canada, and for the most part it's a bit cheaper. Some American stores I enjoy: Delia's, Bath & Body Works, Forever 21, PacSun, etc. There are lots of good deals (e.g. I got a Ralph Lauren polo shirt for $40!). I bought cool t-shirts, a scarf, hand cream, candles, and did I mention a Ralph Lauren shirt?!

Similar to mine, different colour.

5) Scenery: There are a lot of really nice old buildings, beautiful wild life, and a pretty skyline. If I could have stayed longer, I'm sure I would have came to love and discover so much more of the city. Hopefully I can visit again soon!

I think I'm just a sucker for rivers and night shots. 

SONG OF THE DAY: Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Part one: Things learned about Pittsburgh, PA

This weekend I traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my brother's hockey tournament. These are some things I observed:
1) Steelers Nation: The Pittsburgers (Pittsburgians?) love the Steelers. LOVE THEM. We happened to stumble into a mall on a football Sunday when they were playing, and at least 30% of people (basically anyone who wasn't a tourist) was wearing a Steelers jersey. This percentage includes small children.

 It kinda looked like this.

2) The Penguins?: The sports fans love their football, but hockey? Not so much apparently. Amidst the slew of Steelers fans, I think I saw one person wearing a Pens t-shirt. Sam, who loves the penguins dearly, went around trying to find a Fleury jersey, to no avail. They had mounds of NFL paraphernalia, but when it comes to hockey, maybe it's not such a big deal.

 On the other hand, I have much love for Sid the Kid.

3) OMG HILLS!: Every street we drove on was on a hill. EVERY ONE. Maybe downtown Pittsburgh was a bit more plateaued, but I think we all had a few moments when we were scared for our lives.

 And sometimes even worse.

4) Getting lost: If you pissed someone off in Pittsburgh, and they told you to "get lost!", I think it'd be pretty easy. Okay, yes, that was lame, but kinda true. There were so many roads/ highways with construction and detours, but mix that in with the semi-mountainous terrain and a bunch of narrow streets and you have yourself a Pittsburgh driving tour. Number of times we got lost: >5. To give you an estimate of how bad it was: we wanted to go to Cracker Barrel for dinner, it turned out it was actually only 10 minutes away from where we were. We were driving around for an hour and a half.

 And our faces looked like this!

5) City of schools: There are a lot of universities in Pittsburgh. I think I counted 5. I don't know if they're all affiliated to one main school or what, but it just seemed that there were a lot of education buildings in a small area.

Simply one picture.

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