As you can tell, I was worn out from day one. However, that was not going to stop me in any way. So...
DAY ONE
On my first full day in Pittsburgh, Melissa and I went to the Church Brew Works. It is a restaurant and brewery (duh) in a deconsicrated Catholic church. The altar is a brewery. Very odd yet very cool. The booths were made out of pews and the pulpit was a brick oven for pizzas. Again, very odd yet very cool. We had perogies as an appetizer. For those who you who don't know what these are they are like potato and cheese raviolis covered with sour cream. Can it get any better??? Actually, it does. Just later in the week.
Following a wonderful lunch, we went to see Sex and the City. Have you seen this movie?? It is really good but very emotional. Having watched the entire show on HBO, I still wasn't prepared for the laughs and tears the movie brought. It is definately a chick-flick since most of the ladies who left the movie had blotchy eyes and red noses. I believe that most men would rather get a chest waxing that go to this.
DAY TWO
Can you say and spell NIAGARA Falls? I have to admit the Niagara part gave me trouble when I first googled it. Anyway, if you can, we went.
We arose at the crack of dawn, threw on clothes and baseball hats and hit the road. The great thing about being out of town is that no one knows you so you can look like crap. I like the ingonito thing. No parents or kids to dodge at the store.
Back to Niagara...It was about a 3 1/2 hour drive to Niagara. I got to see some very pretty scenery as Melissa whizzed her car by them. (She is known for her lead foot.) Lake Erie is huge. It starts off in the distance and goes on FOREVER. I have flown over the lakes but never driven by so this was amazing to me.
We arrived at the falls and got on a cheesy tour bus. We mainly did this because there was a lot to see and we were too lazy to walk it all. Not to mention, we bought new shoes and bras the night before to be extra comfy. Why ruin a good thing??
Our obnoxious tour guide, Duane,(byt how funny is this...)took us to the Cave of the Winds on Goat Island. Right about now,we are really glad we are on a bus b/c it would have been a hike over which we are opposed to. Anyway, we get to the cave and they give you a rain poncho and a pair of very stylish sandals to wear. You ride an elevator down and exit to a pounding noise and lots and LOTS of birds. The seagulls were everywhere. You go down a path and now see why you need the stylish ensemble. You get SOAKED. The Bridal Veil falls come over this area and you go up a multitude of platforms to get SOAKED. It is really cool and super windy. We were wet all over and up to our knees. The wind whipps and the rain follows. It was AWESOME!!
Following the falls, we go to a park area to look at the falls from our side and to get a glimpse of Canada. We are then promised the Daredevil Museum where you can see the "crafts" that idiots used to go over the falls and have lunch. We are very excited at this point. Excitement is short lived...We get to the museum (note: this is an old gas station) and look at all of the contraptions that these idiots used to go over the falls. Some made it, some didn't. Here is the worst part...lunch. They have boxes of delivery pizza stacked up that you have to MICROWAVE to warm. OR you can have a sandwich out of a refrigerator. Not knowing how long the pizza had been there...I mean, come on, you have to nuke it to warm it...Melissa and I chose the sandwiches. I wish we hadn't. Mine was frozen and the bread was hard. Lunch stunk!!
After the gas station lunch, we went to the Maid of the Mist boat ride. Again, ponchos were provided and we were still wearing the fashionable sandals. This ride was incredible. The boat takes you up VERY close to the falls and you get WET. We were smart this time and rolled our pants up above our knees. We laughed like small kids in a sprinkler. This was the best part of the trip. The mist is so thick that it looks like snowflakes.
After the boat ride, our tour took us to the whirlpool area. By now our feet hurt and we are really tired. Once the tour was over, we were very excited to get in the car. Our feet were so swollen that we could barely get out shoes on.
So, what do you eat after an exhausting day of fun and adventure (and a disgusting lunch)??? Why,Cracker Barrell, of course? We ended our day with Chicken and Dumplins like good southern girls do.
But wait, the day wasn't over yet...On the drive home, we went by the outlet mall. We left empty handed but we weren't going to let an opportunity pass us by.
More adventures to come...
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