A Fun Day in Pittsburgh

When we were listing things we wanted to do while we were in Pittsburgh, one of them was to go to a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game. Luckily, the Pirates had one last game after the convention before the break for the All-Star game and Bill was able to get us tickets. Parking for the game was on the other side of the Allegheny River from the ball park. The City of Pittsburgh actually closes one of the bridges so that the crowds can walk across to the game! Here's Bill and Leslie and Forry as we start across --

PNC Park is gorgeous! You look across the ball park to the skyscrapers of downtown. Bill got us great seats right behind home plate --

It was a good game for the home fans. The Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1. I spent the game at my usual pastime during baseball games -- keeping score.

After the game, we weren't real hungry, so decided to go to a Japanese restaurant. But as we turned on the street leading to it, we spotted a Joe's Crab Shack and immediately changed our minds! Maria, our waitress, quickly fixed us all up with bibs that she had autographed:

Forry looks VERY ready for the delicious lobster, snow crab and Dungeness crab that we shared amongst the four of us. We finished a great meal off with hot apple crunch and cinnamon ice cream that Leslie and I shared while the guys -- each -- had Key Lime Pie (the pieces were so big, they ended up with doggy bags).