Pittsburghhhhhh

A couple of weeks ago I rode across country, left the west coast and three days later I landed in the land of steel! I was extra nervous for this part of my journey because it would be the first time on my trip that I would be going to place not knowing a single soul. To get to Pittsburgh, I left Portland to take a train up to Seattle, transfer there to take a 2 day train to Chicago, to then transfer there onto a train that's set for DC(which I would later take again) and deboard in Pittsburgh.

During my stay in the city, I visited the Andy Warhol Museum( 7 stories of all multi-media, all you ever need to see to get deep into the mind of this man and creep yourself out) but it was really cool. I walked around the downtown district which is one of the smallest for a major metropolitan city. I rode up the Duquesne Incline( as seen in the picture) and got the most incredible view of the city. After that I like to call Pittsburgh the city of red brick. The city is very much a working class city and I was surprised to see how much of the city still runs as an industrial king.Being in Pittsburgh made me feel as if I had taken a trip back to the times of the industrial revolution. I was great!! People of all socio economic statuses use public transportation which is entirely overwhelmed by users with not enough buses to make up for the need. The drivers were the rudest I encountered, they wouldnt stop even if you were at the stop and standing, you needed to wave them down to get them to pull over. Everyone seemed to always be on the go. But I managed to get around after much stress and annoyance.
And I was told I couldn't leave Pittsburgh without having one of its famous Primanti Brothers sandwich. Its a super meaty, hardy sandwich stacked with french fries and coleslaw IN the sandwich for a fast and easy meal. It was HUGE and I couldn't believe I ate the whooooleee thing.
On my final leg of train ride from Chicago to Pittsburgh I made a new friend, Jennie a third year journalism student from Northwestern. By complete coincidence we overlapped on both our rides in and out of Pittsburgh, making it a bit comforting to know that a familiar face would be there to see that I left safely from my stay alone in the city. It was fun to meet someone that gets a thrill out of architecture without having been brain washed liked the rest of us through our design schooling. Maybe that's why we clicked so well, because our mutual love for buildings. Thats her in the picture; we got "Amtrak Junior Conductor" hats at the station and I thought it was a good idea to snap a shot of that jajaja.
Oh and P.S. I was told that the bridges in Pittsburgh are all yellow because of the movie Inspector Gadget that was filmed there a few years back...who knew! They look kind of cool actually.