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Daily Journal: 4/8/19

Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Where 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, Pennsylvania

Where 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, Pennsylvania

Where 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, Pennsylvania

Where 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, Pennsylvania

Where 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, Pennsylvania

Where 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 States

Where 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 States

Where 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 States

Where 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 Republic

Where 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