Hubby and I were invited by my parents to go to Pittsburgh with them for the 4th of July weekend. They were driving up there to see some Phillies games, hang out and see the city a little bit more. Because they know that Hubby went to the University of Pittsburgh they thought he would like to go and see his old stompin’ grounds. He did! My Dad takes a yearly trip to Pittsburgh with his friend Howard so he has seen the sights quite a few times as well so my Mom and I were the newbies!
There will be a couple posts on the Pittsburgh trip and they aren’t necessarily in time order they are in general “what we did” groups. I realized I took mediocre photos again so enjoy them for what they are (not necessarily works of art).
We went to two Phillies games while in Pittsburgh. The Pirates stadium is called PNC park and its small in comparison to many of the major league parks but its quite nice and has a great view of the city. We walked from the hotel each night to the *Roberto Clemente bridge. They close this bridge down to car traffic an hour before and after each game so everyone can walk to the stadium.
The first game on Friday we sat on the third base side lower level. Our view looked like this.
The second game was Saturday night – Fireworks night – and we sat in the UPPPPPPPPER level on the third base side. Still a great view and an excellent view for the fireworks. Here is the view from the Upper level.
(I learned that no seat in PNC Park is more than 88 feet from the field – that means not a bad seat in the house!)
Hubby had some Manny Sanguillén pulled pork BBQ one night and my Dad tested out his new video camera as well.
The fireworks were really great — Hubby hadn’t seen a real fireworks display in year so he really enjoyed it. We left the stadium with the other tens of thousands of people and walked back over the bridge in the middle of the road and back to our hotel.
That pork platter looks like it came from Manny Sanguien’s shop behind the outfield wall! That bridge looks like it might be the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
Ahhh yes!!