My spouse and I visited Pittsburgh for two nights in late-November
2016 to attend a University of Pittsburgh football game. We stayed at the
Embassy Suites (our new favorite hotel!), and ate at a few new restaurants
(Mezzo, Yard Gastropub, Social House Seven, Point Breeze Café). Because we visited
for a 3-day weekend following the Thanksgiving holiday, we were able to spend
an extra day in the city to do some sightseeing, so we toured the Frick Art and
Historical Center. Because I was recovering from a bad cold, and because the
weather was chilly with a bit of drizzle on Saturday, Glenn attended the
football game solo. I stayed semi-indoors in the downtown area, visiting the outdoor
German-inspired holiday market in Market Square, the ice-skating rink and giant
tree in PPG Place (the rink is actually three times as large as the rink in
NYC’s Rockefeller Center), the PPG Wintergarden (a glass-enclosed atrium that features
an exhibit called “Spirits of Giving From Around the World”, which displays
life-sized Santas that depict holiday traditions from across the globe, as well
hundreds of gingerbread houses surrounding a large tree), and the
outdoor crèche (nativity manger scene) in US Steel Plaza. I also stopped in at
various local hotels like the Omni and the Monaco to admire the Christmas
decorations, and I did a little Christmas shopping at an indoor craft market
and a few other shops. Our final 2016 trip to Pittsburgh was enjoyable, and we
look forward to visiting again next fall to see further planned changes in the
city.
Hotel:
- Embassy Suites Link to my review
- Point Breeze Café Link to my review
- Social House Seven Link to my review
- Yard Gastropub Link to my review
- Speakeasy at the Omni Link to my review
- Mezzo Link to my review
- Frick Art and Historical Center Link to my review
- Christmas Tour Link to my review
