Christmas in the City- a visit to Pittsburgh

We are from the great city of Pittsburgh, and though not avowed Steeler's fans, we do love our city! 

 

Last Saturday the family took off for a day to see the sites. Pittsburgh at Christmas time is beautiful and cold. Great stone buildings stand tall along sidewalks, glass windows full of Christmas trees and lights. Every coffee shop called my name, and Crazy Mocha in PPG Place won. It was a Peppermint Mocha with soy for me!

There are several fringed buggies that make their rounds in the Cultural Arts District, leaving tracks in the snow.

PPG Place's ice skating rink is surrounded by glass buildings. Music plays loudly in the air as skaters make their rounds on clear ice. 

This bridge near the Point has a serene and beautiful view. I could stare into the rainbow lit waters for hours.

We road the famous Incline as darkness surrounded us, the lights below blurring in the soft rain. We ate dinner on the second story of McDonald's... smoothies and french fries dipped in milkshakes. We read the history of our steel city, we visited the subway, we walked to the Point to see the Christmas tree. We stood in line to ice skate, skates slung over shoulders in the darkness. 

We wish you all a Merry Christmas from the Steel City!