{"id":4776,"date":"2014-04-09T10:45:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T10:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=4776"},"modified":"2017-03-19T02:03:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T02:03:07","slug":"back-to-the-burgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/09\/back-to-the-burgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the &#8216;Burgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_3957.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4867\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_3957.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, South Side Riverfront Park\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3957.jpg 1936w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3957-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3957-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3957-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3957-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3957-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>This post is basically a huge photo dump of all the non-food snapshots from our recent Pittsburgh trip, starting with a rather dreary, but oddly charming photo along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. It&#8217;s hard to believe that it was taken on the first day of spring!<br \/>\n<!--more Click here for many more photos from my Pittsburgh trip... --><strong><br \/>\nThree Rivers Heritage Trail, South Side Riverfront Park<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Monongahela river, cobblestones, train tracks, and large pieces of scrap metal.<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4863\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side2.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Heritage Trail\" width=\"584\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side2.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side2-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side2-1140x756.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>South Side Flats, East Carson Street<\/strong><br \/>\nA pink ombre car that&#8217;s missing its hubcaps, 10th Street Tattoo.<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4862\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, South Side\" width=\"584\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side-600x296.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-south-side-1140x563.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>South Side, East Carson Street<\/strong><br \/>\nI ditched John and went to Liz&#8217;s Bachelorette Party that evening. We started at Blue Lou&#8217;s, then moved on to a bar I don&#8217;t remember, then ended the night at <a title=\"Primanti Bros\" href=\"http:\/\/www.primantibros.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Primanti Bros<\/a>. P.S. They put crispy French fries in the sandwiches. A Pittsburgh classic!<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_3979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4853\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_3979.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><strong>Fort Duquesne Bridge, Point State Park<\/strong><br \/>\nThe sun decided to come out to play! We walked from our hotel on the North Shore over the Fort Duquesne Bridge and through Point State Park on our way to <a title=\"Sienna Sulla Piazza, Downtown, Pittsburgh\" href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/02\/sienna-sulla-piazza-downtown-pittsburgh\/\">dinner<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-bridges.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4857\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-bridges.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Duquesne Bridge, Point State Park\" width=\"584\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-bridges.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-bridges-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-bridges-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-bridges-1140x756.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s too bad the fountain at Point Park State was not on. It was still a pretty walk, but we had to play a little game called &#8220;Dodge the Geese Poop&#8221;! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/point-state-park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4859\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/point-state-park.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Point State Park\" width=\"584\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/point-state-park.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/point-state-park-600x296.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/point-state-park-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/point-state-park-1140x563.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>Downtown Pittsburgh<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4858\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Downtown Pittsburgh\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pittsburgh-downtown-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>Mexican War Streets<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a neighborhood that I was not at all familiar with. I&#8217;ve visited the <a title=\"Mattress Factory\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mattress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mattress Factory<\/a>, but that&#8217;s about it. It turns out there are lots of cute houses with a fun touch of color! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_4223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4865\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_4223.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Mexican War Streets\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_4223.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_4223-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_4223-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_4223-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_4223-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>And then we stumbled across <a title=\"Randyland\" href=\"http:\/\/www.popcitymedia.com\/features\/Randyland0206.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Randyland<\/a>! So colorful and whimiscal. It looks like everything is made from recycled and trashed materials. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/mexican-war-streets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4866\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/mexican-war-streets.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Mexican War Streets, Randyland\" width=\"584\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mexican-war-streets.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mexican-war-streets-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mexican-war-streets-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mexican-war-streets-1140x756.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>Lawrenceville<\/strong><br \/>\nWe stopped by Lawrenceville as I&#8217;ve been told that it&#8217;s one of the up and coming neighborhoods. Spotted some cool graffiti as we were driving around. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_3960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4860\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_3960.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3960.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3960-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3960-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3960-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/img_3960-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>We stopped by Arsenal Park briefly, where John had some fun on the swings! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/lawrenceville-park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4861\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/lawrenceville-park.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville\" width=\"584\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lawrenceville-park.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lawrenceville-park-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lawrenceville-park-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lawrenceville-park-1140x756.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>Pittsburgh Airport<\/strong><br \/>\nCute spherical plush Steelers spotted at the airport. Until next time Pittsburgh!<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_4204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4855\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/img_4204.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><strong>NYC Welcomes Us Home<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the first time it&#8217;s still light out when we&#8217;ve flown in to NYC. As the plane was starting its decent to LaGuardia, we got a great view of Brooklyn and Manhattan, as well as a glimpse of our neighborhood in Jersey City. We even spotted our apartment from the plane, but it&#8217;s hard to see it from this photo. 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