Downtown

Downtown

For Kavya, Ben, and I's trip we went to downtown Pittsburgh. While researching to see where we wanted to go while we were there, we decided that walking around and seeing the view of downtown, going to market square and getting dinner, and going to Point State Park would be the best thing to get a taste of the area.

The first thing we did after arriving on the bus was take a moment to take in some of the sights. By far one of the most unique things that we saw while taking it all in was the Trinity Cathedral.The Trinity Chapel was built in 1805 and was used in the very same building up until a fire occurred in 1967. However, after this fire the Trinity Cathedral decided to modernize its look and it is most certainly one of better looking architectural designs in downtown Pittsburgh because the facade makes it stand out from the glass and steel skyscrapers lining the streets. This part of the day was not only special because of the cathedral though, because right next door we were able to observe a wedding going on.

After we walked around downtown we were all pretty hungry so we took off to Market Square. Market Square is known around Pittsburgh for being one of the best places to go to find food, as it is exactly what the name suggests: a square area surrounded my markets, or restaurants. Now although it is described as typically being lively on our trip there it was probably a little late and too cold to see exactly how lively it can be. After the usual debate that people have undoubtedly anytime eating is involved, "Where do you want to go?" we finally decided upon Il Pizzaiolo.Il Pizaiolo is an Italian restaurant that blends an old fashioned "fancy" atmosphere with new trendy pizza and other meals
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Finally we decided that, because the sun was setting, we should go to Point State Park. We knew that this was probably the best place to observe the setting sun and get a good view, and we were not wrong. While there we also observed a seaway tour going on which I believe would be a fun way to observe the city in a  new way

Overall the trip downtown was a very good way to get to know some new people and go somewhere outside the "bubble" that is Pitt's campus.

Works Cited

"Downtown Pittsburgh Vacation Info - Restaurants, Events, Things to Do - Pittsburgh PA CVB." Visit 

           Pittsburgh. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

           <http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/about-pittsburgh/neighborhoods/downtown-pittsburgh/>.

"Our History." Trinity Cathedral Pittsburgh. N.p., 14 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.                                                    <https://www.trinitycathedralpgh.org/our-history/>.

 "Welcome to Market Square." Welcome to Market Square. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.                                      <http://marketsquarepgh.com/>.