This year for Easter, we decided to make another ballpark trip. We caught two games, one in Pittsburgh and one in Detroit. For the purposes of the blog (again), I am going to break it into two posts, starting with the Steel City.
We left New Orleans on Friday morning, and had some travel complications, so didn’t arrive until about 2 pm. We had a few things planned, but since we lost about an hour and a half, and the Pirates’ game started at 4, we had to abbreviate our plans.
What We Did:
Pittsburgh Incline: The city has a pretty fun incline that only costs a few dollars (cash only). The top has great views of the city and a lot of cool restaurants and bars. We unintentionally parks at the top, so rode down, then back up. I recommend doing it the other direction. We were hopeful that we could park there and walk to the game, but it’s too far.
Pirates’ Game: If you’ve ever seen PNC Park on TV, you know that it’s pretty impressive, but what you see on TV does not do it justice. The Pirates’ park is spectacular. The views of the city and the river are incredible, and they’ve done a great job of integrating the stadium into the city. If you drive a few blocks away, things change fast, and the teams has been only arguably competitive for several decades, but they got it right with the stadium. I think this is 18th home team that I’ve seen, and I would definitely put PNC park in my top 5.
Aside from this, we had very little time for much else, as we headed straight out after the game for a hotel on the way to Detroit. Pittsburgh’s got several breweries that we hoped to visit and an interesting downtown, but that’s the way it goes. Onwards to Detroit…