After hitting the gym and enjoying the complimentary hotel breakfast, we leave Columbus and set out for Pittsburgh PA. Neither one of us have ever been and we heard it's a pretty cool city.
Mile 7694: Leave Columbus
The roads were packed with trucks... I'm not sure if it is better or worse than campers. Both can be frustrating road partners.
Mile 7745- Zanesville, OH
We stopped for lunch. James did some research while I was driving and found a place that looked interesting.
Here is where we stopped- Muddy Misers
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| Inside decor |
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| We sat outside for the ambiance of the Muskingum River |
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| Here I am deciding what to eat. |
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| I had the blackened chicken sandwich. It wasn't really blackened, but it was ok |
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| James had the Walleye Reuben sandwich. It sounded gross to me, but he loved it |
After a nice lunch, we get back on the road. Just 2 more hours until Pittsburgh. We encounter more trucks.
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| This is the arm of a windmill. We just thought the scale was interesting. You don't realize how massive these are when you see a windmill. We saw quite a few of these on our road trip. |
Pretty soon after, we hit West Virginia. West Virginia is the oddest shaped state. We only passed through for about 10 miles.
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| Great sign |
Not long after...
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| Pennsylvania... the state I was born in... the trip is starting to feel like it is drawing to a close |
Just another 30 miles and we are in Pittsburgh.
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| The Pittsburgh skyline |
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| A street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood |
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| Primani Bros is famous for their sandwiches. We got to Pittsburgh too late for lunch, but maybe we will try one tomorrow |
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| This is the Strip District. It reminded us of the Italian Market in Philly (without the trash can fires) |
We do have friends here and are meeting for dinner when everyone is done work. After much deliberation, we wound up eating at a great place called Piccolo Forno. They don't take reservations, and the wait is often long, so our friends had only been there once before. We were lucky that they had availability when we walked by. It was BYOB, so the boys set out to find wine while we ordered appetizers.
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| Polpete Toscane- not what I was expecting, but they were tasty. They were baked beef and pork meatballs with pesto sauce. |
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| James, John and Vanessa- Everyone is so happy because the men finally came back with wine. They went to a local liquor store, but it had closed. They then went to a local bar that would sell them wine, but insisted the bottle be opened and each drink a glass before they left the bar. Yes, the story does sound suspicious. |
We had another appetizer of antipasti, but I can't seem to find the picture.
For the main course, we shared a couple of pizzas and a pasta.
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| Quattro Formaggi |
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| This is me and the Herman-ator digging into the pizza |
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| Stracotto di Cingiale con Fetticini- i.e. pasta with boar and vegetables |
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| Mascarpone and Speck- Yum. The pizza was nice. |
After dinner, John and Vanessa offer to show us a beautiful view of Pittsburgh.
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| John and Vanessa |
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| Me and James- The view was beautiful. |
That was the end of our night. Tomorrow: More Pittsburgh and Lancaster PA
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