Pittsburgh

We chose to do a trip to the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Raccoon Creek State Park and the city of Pittsburgh.  We made lunches and embarked on our journey.  

The university was a beautiful campus that has changed alot in the last 30 years.  From being 3 buildings to now a whole complex that appears like most collegiate campuses.  We strolled through the student union building, gym, and science building.  We also glanced in a chapel that was made of stone and was a small, modest, but beautiful building.  

It was then time to head to a park for lunch.  We drove into the state park and found a picnic table near the lake in the shade.  We sat and ate, played cards and laughed through

 conversation. 

We then drove into Pittsburgh.  I was amazed at the beautiful sky line.  Pittsburgh is located where the Ohio, Allegheny and (?) rivers meet.  The first thing we did when we arrived into town was located an incline and took it to the top of the hill.  The incline was like a gondola on tracks that connected the lower riverfront to the upper hills.  We took pictures from the top and then went down to find a restaurant.  We walked around Station Square, which is kind of a touristy market.   We did find a nice little restaurant with tables outside and a view of the

 rivers.  Marie wanted to walk to the other side of the river, since we were near a walking bridge.  We found a place called point park and sat at a beautiful fountain for a few hours.  We watched the sun go down 

and then walked back through downtown Pittsburgh.

  There was large glass building shaped like a castle that Katie wanted to see closer, and below the building we found a courtyard with fountains tables and art work.  We stayed for only a short while and walked back across the bridge.  

Katie and Marie took me to the Amtrak station then and dropped me off.  I was going to visit my grandmother and I would take a day with her, while Marie spent another day with her aunt.  I got on the train at midnight and tried to get some sleep on my way to Chicago.