I wanted to get away for a short vacation, so I went to Pittsburgh for a day. Why Pittsburgh? Well, why not? Also, getting to and from Pittsburgh involved two very pretty, long train rides, which was half the reason for the trip. Anyway, Pittsburgh is an amazingly walkable city, especially downtown. You can walk across all (I think) the bridges, and there are pedestrian and bike paths everywhere. Downtown has a lovely mix of old and new buildings. Basically I could wander around for a day taking photos, which was exactly what I wanted and what I did.
Building reflections downtown
Old tiled building juxtaposed with PPG glass building
Rather unique old building tower
Art deco (?) building
Fort Pitt Bridge over Monongahela River
Point State Park
Heinz Field
Fort Pitt Bridge over Monongahela River with downtown in background
North Shore Riverwalk with Fort Duquesne Bridge in background
Downtown viewed from across the Allegheny River
Robert Clemente Bridge and downtown
The white in the background is the convention center roof, which I assume was designed to have the same catenary curve as the suspension bridges seen in foreground
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