Carnegie Science Museum

Always a favorite to go to

This was much more packed than I have seen in the past. It might have had to do with the weather. I did make reservations for here and did call them to do so as I have a membership to ours.   We are getting the after effects of a hurricane and all it seems to do is get really muggy and pour  all day long.  

 

Fort Pitt

So when we went to the History Museum the day before they told us we could come back again tomorrow to the museum again or go to Fort Pitt or another Museum.   We saw this walking to Point State Park yestday and knew we could walk it again and did.   At first its a small museum and has alot of interesting arifacts but there was a volunteer former school teacher there that really knew her history and did a great job sharing the information on the history of Pittsburgh and even why they like Black and Yellow so much.....

What was eye opening to me was that  she talked about this fort being made by the French and that alot of Pittsburgh has french names that the British made sound english....  What floored me is see the diamond shapes on the Pentagon shaped fort.   Having seen enough of these I knew the French built it before she told us.   But those Diamond shapes are called "Bastiens" .  Are you kidding me???    Okay mind blown.... Family Tree mind blown.

 

PNC Park

This is were I parked for the hotel...... There was the distance to the stadium.   The Pirates were playing in the stadium at this time.   The game started at 12:35.   We didn't get to Pittsburgh till 1 pm it was also 90 degrees out.  Andrew was a bit disappointed. Wish this game was later.....   However about 15 minutes after this pic there was a rain delay ( thunder , lightning etc...)and the game didn't get done till like 6 pm.   After we did walk over to the stadium and took a bunch of pictures and walked over the 6th St bridge.   They were having live music going on and we walked to Point State Park.   That's were the fountain was.

Its the first live music I have seen since the pandemic.   Also not going to lie.... The pandemic is still a pain at times.   Some places you still have to make advance reservations and other places you don't   some places you have to were masks still like public transportation and most other places you don't.   Hotel pool was fine but breakfast was still modified by having to go to the front desk to get it and not have everything out to grab.  So we are living in this dual world....  It does play into some of the modifications we did.

 

Pittsburgh

Senator Heinz History Center..... 

Figured we would try something different..... We haven't been here and it looks like it had something for everybody.   Kids part, History, Sports.... Okay so you know At least Andrew and Alex would love it....   Okay Jonathan too.   They did have some stuff about Outer Space.. for Jon

and well Ketchup.....

 

After the Museum we went back to the hotel to check in and we swam for a bit.

Enjoying the Water

While we could..... in between the Thunder Storms

 

Keeping Cool

Its hot and humid and no place I rather be....   And of course Alex my fish wanted to swim again.