Adventures in Steeler's Town

One of the areas of PA that Jay was anxious to show me was Pittsburgh. I must be honest with you, my perception of the "Steel City" was that it would be old, run-down, and polluted. I have always imagined it in black and white. Boy, was I wrong! Pittsburg was shining and colorful and had some of the most interesting architecture I have ever seen.

We were heading to Pittsburgh to attend a Pirates' game. This would be our 5th stop on our baseball stadium tour. We had heard that PNC Park was the most beautiful ballpark in the country to see a game. Many of the roads were under construction so we decided to walk over to the stadium. They close the bridge down to traffic on game days so pedestrians can safely cross over the river. The Pirates have been a losing team for 20 years. So, in an effort to draw more fans, they have come up with some fun promotions. Last night, in addition to the game they also offered a fireworks show and a free concert by Train!

Wow! Beautiful city, beautiful ballpark, the very best of fireworks, and a most excellent concert! We had a fantastic stay here and we will definitely return next year for baseball and hopefully sooner for some football.

This is the bridge they close to traffic.

















If you promise not to drink at the game they will give you a free soft drink. This is Jay's designated driver wristband :)



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Heinz Field-home of the Steelers!! They are filming the next Batman movie here today.
Many of the locals were bussed in as extras. This side of town was very busy today.

Picture perfect stadium

The Pirates didn't do too well tonight



They sell raffle tickets for charity and the winners get to take the jerseys right off the players backs after the game.





Lead singer of Train throwing out the the first pitch



After staying out past midnight the night before we decided to take the scenic way home on the old Lincoln Highway. Here are a few of the quirky things we saw along the way.

  



A look at the new memorial for the heroes of Flight 93

  

Once an ordinary field. The plane crashed just beyond and to the right of the white wall. What a sobering sight





About 1,500 people visit the temporary memorial each day. Next month they are expecting much larger crowds for the anniversary of September 11





Not sure what this is, but it was pretty big








Biggest sundae I have ever seen




Heads or tails?



Ginormous Elephant





Biggest fruit truck ever!



NKOTBSB

There was a great deal on the New Kids on the Block
and Back Street Street Boys concert here in
Hershey, PA. We decided to take advantage of it
because we had so much fun when we used to take
girls to these concerts so many years ago.

We are glad we went. We had so much fun and the NKOTBSB had just as much energy as they did in the past. Many people thought we were crazy for going at our age, and we were happy to find that we weren't the oldest there that night. You're never too old to have some fun. After all, our blog  is "The Adventures" of Granny & Gramps. Here's to hoping form more fun-filled adventures like we had this night!