Pittsburgh Town

Ruby's been to Pennsylvania so many times now it's hard keeping count (well, twice if you're a stickler). Mom had a business meeting on Monday and Tuesday in Pittsburgh -- city of bridges, rivers, funny art -- so we went early for the weekend and found ourselves sharing a hotel with Kenny Chesney fans and the Detroit Red Wings. Been a long time since I've seen that many bearded men in suits.

We had fun. Pittsburgh is a lot nicer than some would think. The river scene is like 'the lake' brought downtown. With people stopping in their speed boats to dock on downtown walkways, throw out a barbecue grill. And sit a bit. 'We just have to keep the beer in the boat,' one guy said.

We went to the Andy Warhol Museum, got a huge $3 lemonade, had some eggs in a funny diner that pro-o-udly appeared in the 1991 film Passing On (no, we don't know it either), visited nearby Fallingwater -- the house Frank L Wright built atop a waterfall -- and met up with Sesame Street pals Anita and Jeanette.

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