Roadtrip!



(The hubs looking cute)

 

Jeff and I hit the road in July and headed to Pittsburgh.  While it wasn't our first choice for a summer road trip we ended up having a great time and Pittsburgh is definitely a city I would visit again in the future.  We checked in to our hotel on Saturday, had a great dinner then took a walk along the river to look around.  Lucky for us it was fireworks night at PNC Park and we had front row seats. 



 I love fireworks and these did not disappoint!  I have NEVER been so close in my life.  I attempted to use my fancy new phone to snap some pictures but then I realized I was missing all the good stuff and put it away.  



Sunday included baseball tickets.  The view of the city from the stadium was beautiful and besides being HOT in the sun it was a pretty decent day.  After the game I insisted on an emergency trip to a nearby Kohl's for new shoes.  Although I live in sandals in the summer all the walking had taken its toll and the balls of both feet felt like one huge blister!  I ended up with an amazing pair of Keds.  I say amazing because they saved me from holing up in our room for the rest of trip although they didn't go with a single thing I packed.  Sunday night was a black dress with navy blue Keds.  You gotta do what you gotta do.

Sunday night we went to the Duquesne Incline.  The incline has a wooden car that hoists you up the side of Mount Washington and offers awesome views of the whole city.  A round trip ride is only $5 and I would highly recommend it to anyone who visits Pittsburgh. 

 

 

Monday we hopped back in the car for a 2 hour car ride to Cleveland.  Why, Cleveland???  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!  This may have been the highlight of our trip.  I love music, really really love it and the R&R Hall of Fame is somewhere I wanted to visit for a long time.  I really could have spent the entire day there taking in every bit of music history.  Lets round out my top three museum pieces of music memorabilia.

3.  This red van...

 

 

 This my friends is Rage Against the Machine's tour van.  Thanks a some high school friends I became a big Rage fan.  Seeing them live was on my bucket list before the I even realized I wanted such a list.  I remember watching a video of one of their concerts and the ENTIRE crowd was jumping up and down completely feeling the music.  I can really only describe it looking like ocean waves.  I have been to a lot of concerts and never seen anything like it.

2. The Autograph Room



 

 Jeff didn't dig this place as much as I did.  The room was very dark and had all inductees signatures in white writing along the wall.  I really could have spent hours in there.  I'm sort of fascinated with how different hand writing can be from person to person

1.  The entire Jimi Hendrix collection

 

 

Did you know Jimi Hendrix was an artist?  A musician of course but an artist I had no idea.  The exhibit had a few of his works along with a ton of costumes, guitars and even the couch from his parents home.  I' m very much regretting not taking more pictures but at the time I thought it would be like those pictures you take at the zoo.  Why do I need this picture of an elephant.... 

Honorable Mentions...

-A letter written to Rolling Stone from Charles Manson.  I'm not one of those crazy murderer groupies but seeing this letter in person was a little surreal.  In his letter, Mr. Manson (I don't feel we are on a first name basis) talked about an article the magazine published about him and how he disagreed with many parts of what was written.  He also invites them to visit him to hear his side of the story. 

-The building itself. Seriously how cool!

Monday night we took one last long walk around Pittsburgh.  We geeked out about the different spots in the movie Jack Reacher and talked about coming back. 

Tuesday we headed back home.  Summer road trip complete.