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| Pittsburgh |
On our road trip to Michigan, Jason and I stopped in
Pittsburgh. It's always fun traveling on the road, especially this trip as we've been cooped up in New York with Jason finishing his Finals and me finishing my student teaching. Jason did so good in his first semester at NYU— receiving mostly A's!
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| Going up the funicular |
After 6 hours on the road, we arrived in Pittsburgh. We took a funicular up the Duquesne Lift to see the city from Mount Washington. Just a little bit of history— Mount Washington was named
after George Washington who was sent by the British in the French and Indian
War to survey the land at this specific viewpoint. Washington determined that
the land, which would later become Pittsburgh, was valuable and would become
the centerpiece of the French and Indian War.
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| Mount Washington viewpoint |
Pittsburgh is also known as the city of bridges as its 446 bridges beat out Venice for the city with the most bridges in the world. The weather had been fairly rainy and overcast, but the skyline gradually lit up and became a gorgeous view. It was nice to
stretch our legs after our long road trip. We walked along Grandview Avenue where
there were fancy restaurants and houses overlooking the city below. It was fun walking along the streets decorated with Christmas lights and Steelers flags.
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| Point of View |
After one last look of the amazing view, we headed down the funicular and eventually
found our hotel on Neville Island. Pittsburgh was definitely a fun stop and in less than 5 hours of driving later, we finally arrived at my home in White Lake, Michigan.
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| A gorgeous view of Pittsburgh |
My house was made up in Christmas decorations with 3
Christmas trees including a special one in our room. Mom decorated our tree
with ornaments from mine and Jason’s childhoods. You could tell she put a lot
of time into our visit home. We are so excited to spend the holidays with our family!
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| Our personal Christmas tree |
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