Today we toured Pittsburgh -- both on land and water. Bill and Leslie have taken Just Ducky tours in both Seattle and San Francisco and were anxious to check out the franchise in Pittsburgh. They use World War II era landing craft boats that can also drive on land.
I cannot believe I did not get a picture of the duck itself! Bill says he got some pictures of it that he is going to email me that I can put in tomorrow's blog. The craft was full of people, we had to sit in the very back where there was no shade. They did give us umbrellas, but there was just enough breeze when we were moving to make them impractical.
We drove over the bridge we walked over yesterday and got a different view of the ball park --
This is the front side --
The girders of one of the 415 bridges in the City of Pittsburgh -- and they only count the ones that can carry vehicular traffic...
The downtown cathedral spire--
Another one of the bridges; this is one of three matching ones --
The headquarters of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, showcasing their wares --
An all-aluminum clad building with an exo-skeleton --
A statue along the river of Mr. Rogers in his knitted sweater, putting on his sneakers --
A very popular place on a hot day like today, this park stair-steps down to the river --
After the tour, we checked out some of the shopping areas. I've never seen so much Steelers and Pirates gear in one place! While we were inside, a huge thunderstorm went through. We waited until it slacked off to a gentle warm shower and then made a dash for the yellow Jeep. Bill and Leslie took us to Bahama Breeze for dinner. I think I've found a new favorite dining place! It was wonderful food (scallops, coconut shrimp and salmon) with delicious Key Lime pie for dessert (and this time the fellows only ordered one piece -- which they had to share with Leslie and me).
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