Trip to Pittsburgh
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As I mentioned, this past week has been full of travel. Three days after we got home from New York we took off for Pittsburgh for a few days. One thing that is terrific about my job is that my family can often travel with me (as they did on this trip). Thursday, after meeting with my client we had a late dinner at Six Penn Kitchen which is my favorite restaurant in Pittsburgh. They have not only great food all the way around but the best mac and cheese in the country. Just terrific!
As a side note, we stayed at the Doubletree in Pittsburgh which gives back packs to their guests under twelve. These contain crayons, coloring books, stress balls (I don’t know how stressed a twelve year old gets) and a frisbee. Friday, I had meetings and the kids played and swam at the hotel.
On Saturday, we visited the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. The zoo is very good but the aquarium really makes it worth the trip. My favorite animal in the whole zoo is the hammerhead shark- there are three at the aquarium. After a full day at the zoo we headed back home. We did stop at Cabela’s in Wheeling, West Virginia on the way home. This is the one store where Charity feels comfortable letting me roam with credit cards intact. Other than looking at dead, stuffed animals (which is like a zoo with no stench), I have no interest in hunting or fishing supplies. Like my mom said- my idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. It should be noted that the Doubletree in Pittsburgh has wonderful room service.
Great three days but I’m glad to be home.
