Pittsburgh's North Shore

There is no denying my love for Pittsburgh. I was so lucky to have the chance to travel the country after graduation, and although I loved every minute of it, it completely reassured me of how much I love this great city. I read recently that Hermoine, I mean Emma Watson, said that she was dreading having to live and work here while filming The Perks of Being A Wallflower, and at the end it turned out being one of her favorite places in the world. Crazy, huh? You'd never think that a little Brit like her would end up loving this city.

Anyway, I can ramble on for hours about all the great restaurants, shops, scenery, and hidden gems of Pittsburgh, but I'm going to make the rest of this simple. The North Shore is amazing. How can it not be? It's home to the Steelers and the Pirates, some great sports bars, a beautiful view of the city, The Warhol and other great museums and much more. Every single time I get through the city and start going across the bridge I get butterflies. The view of the stadiums, especially when there's a game that day, just takes my breath away. Cheesy, I know, but I can't help it.

I took a little walk to other day--one of those days at work--and found myself in where else, the North Shore. Check it out.

Buccos.

I went to the Pittsburgh Pirates game on Saturday--they played the Detroit Tigers and won! Unfortunately they lost the final game in the series, but you really can't ask for too much when it comes to the Pirates. One of my favorite movies is "For Love of the Game" with Kevin Costner--he plays Billy Chapel, the starting pitcher for the Tigers. I liked to imagine that it was him out on the field pitching. I'm weird, I know.

Not to be biased, but our stadiums really are the best. Both PNC Park and our football stadium, Heinz Field are pretty new--and always fun to be at or around. The North Shore quickly became one of my favorite parts of the city.