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Daily Journal: 4/8/19
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWhere Are They Now? Pittsburgh, PA Sightseeing: Point State Park (at the confluence of three rivers of Pittsburgh, and the site of Fort Pitt) https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PointStatePark/Pages/default.aspx Food: La Gourmandine J & D rating = 3 Stars (made Daria miss Maison Kayser in NYC…) https://lagourmandinebakery.com Staying: Housesitting in an apartment in the under-renovation historic [...]
Daily Journal: 4/9/19
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWhere Are They Now? Pittsburgh, PA Sightseeing: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Incredible garden with artfully designed displays and amazing historic greenhouses. https://www.phipps.conservatory.org Mt. Washington Overlook We hiked up the mountain because for the second time in a row, the incline railroad was closed. Lame! However, props to the shuttle bus driver who [...]
Daily Journal: 4/11/19
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWhere Are They Now? Pittsburgh, PA Food: Arepittas A wonderful little Venezuelan spot right by the building we are staying in. No frills, no website, just really solid arepas. D rating = 3 Stars (vegetarian beans earned them an extra half star!) Winghart’s Burgers and Whiskey Bar Really cool bar in Market Square. We [...]
Daily Journal: 4/13/19
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWhere Are They Now? Pittsburgh, PA Food: Chicken Latino D rating = 3 Stars (very solid tostones and tres leches cake) http://chickenlatino.net Blend Bar J rating = 3 Stars http://www.blendbarcigar.com/pittsburgh/ Staying: Housesitting in an apartment in the under-renovation historic Kaufman Department Store building in downtown Pittsburgh https://www.kaufmannsgrand.com
Daily Journal: 4/17/19
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWhere Are They Now? Pittsburgh, PA Sightseeing: William Penn Hotel https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn Union Trust Building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Trust_Building_(Pittsburgh) Allegheny County Courthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_County_Courthouse Food: Sammy's Famous Corned Beef J rating: 3 Stars V3 Flatbread Pizza J&D rating: 3 Stars http://www.v3flatbreadpizza.com Staying: Housesitting for Daria’s friend Karen at her house in McMurray, PA (a south suburb of Pittsburgh)
Daily Journal: 4/20/19
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWhere Are They Now? Pittsburgh, PA Food: The Bagel Factory J&D rating = 3 Stars Sightseeing: Carnegie Mellon University campus https://www.cmu.edu Schenley Park https://www.pittsburghparks.org/schenley-park University of Pittsburgh campus https://www.pitt.edu Staying: Housesitting for Daria’s friend Karen at her house in McMurray, PA (a south suburb of Pittsburgh)
Daily Journal: 4/21/19
Bradford, RI Bradford, RI, United StatesWhere Are They Now? Drove from Pittsburgh, PA to Bradford RI We still aren’t fans of I-95 through Connecticut! But it’s nice to be back up North for a while. Food: Surprise…not many places are open on Easter Sunday. ? Bollywood Bar and Grille D rating: 3 Stars (and an extra half for actually [...]
Daily Journal: 4/27/19
Bradford, RI Bradford, RI, United StatesWhere Are They Now? Bradford, RI (Jim) New York City, NY (Daria) Food: Maison Kayser, NYC, NY D rating: 5 Stars (best French pastry ever!) http://maison-kayser-usa.com Beyond Sushi, NYC NY D rating: 4 Stars (vegan sushi!) https://beyondsushi.com Trattoria Bianca, NYC, NY D rating: 3 Stars (5 stars because of the company of friends!) [...]
Daily Journal 5/4/19
Bradford, RI Bradford, RI, United StatesWhere Are They Now? Bradford, RI Sightseeing: Cliff Walk, Newport, RI Much better weather than when we tried to see it in February! We would have gotten blown off the rocks then...today was a beautiful day for a little rock climbing. https://www.newport-discovery-guide.com/newport-cliff-walk.html Food: Tilly’s Cheesesteaks, West Kingston, RI J rating: 3 Stars http://www.tillyscheesesteaks.com [...]
Daily Journal: 6/30/19
Prague, Czechia , Czech RepublicWhere Are They Now? Prague, Czechia Food: Coffee break at Typika, a neighborhood coffee shop 3 Stars Staying: A beautiful Airbnb in Prague 4 https://abnb.me/n0MeMq1EWX