Bea in the US
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Pittsburgh at night and at daytime
Pittsburgh is a really nice place! The characteristic shape of Pittsburgh's central business district is a triangular tract carved by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which form the Ohio River. The city features 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification.
Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.
I really enjoyed the time there, for two days, I stayed there for two days at the mom's friends house, she was really nice, and I met on the bus on the way there with a guy who was born and raised in Pittsburgh so he told me all the stories about Pittsburgh what you can read in books, and what just those people know who actually lives there. :)
He told me a story about the Heinz Ketchup and about the places in the city where they made the new Batman movie. :) And about Khalifa who sings the song Black and Yellow. (I heard about that music at home, and I really liked it, but I didn't know what is that song about, now I know, and I like it more :P)
I just walked to the downtown in one day, next to the river than trough a bridge, I saw the two stadiums and Science Center, the Aviary, and the churches in the middle of the city (it was interesting when I walked inside and there was so quiet even it was next to a main road with lot of cars).
And we went out to see the nightlife of the city, which was interesting too, with all the girls who were dressing up in short dresses and the pubs with R'n'B music.
So I saw almost everything what you have to see if you are there, and the best was the night view from the hill! Absolutely breathtaking!
I wish I could go back someday and enjoy these things again!
And now I've got a guide book to Pittsburgh with glossary about Pittsburghese (which is words that don't seem to exist anywhere else). :)
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