Day 1 - Drive to Pittsburgh

Hey!! So Ryan and I made it safe and sound to Pittsburgh. The ride down the turnpike was pretty nice. I particularly liked all of the tunnels and picturesque views from mountain tops. I didn't realize how rural western Pennsylvania was though. There is pretty much Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and then Pittsburgh with lots of cows and horses peeing in between.

So Ryan and I learned a very valuable lesson about the GPS navigation system today. FOLLOW THE ROUTE NUMBER AND N,S,E & W DIRECTION. We definately got somewhat lost today because I was looking at the screen and it seemed to show that we should bear right when we should have gone left. Luckily we didn't end up in a shady part of town but rather found the Duquese Incline by accident. We eventually made it to the hotel without any major issues.

Ok, the hotel. Its a Days Inn (2.5 stars near the airport) and we weren't expecting anything fancy, but we also weren't expecting our room to smell like urine when we walked into it. We were not in the room for more than 20 seconds and Ryan looked like he was going to turn green. Needless to say we asked the nice women at the front desk to change rooms. They put us on the 3rd floor and the room is working out much better. All in all, not too much more happened today. We had dinner at Smokin Bones, I had a burger and Ryan had his all time favorite pulled pork. Tomorrow we are going on the Duquense Incline, Patroni Brothers, Carnegie Science Center, and PNC Park (for a Pirates vs. Cleveland game). Check back tomorrow for more info about that!!!