Steeler Nation

Well, SigO and I went to see the Steelers play at their first home game this year. The Steelers shut out the Seahawks 24-0. Our seats were outstanding. The weather was perfect. The city was lovely. The food was...well, memorable.
We arrived around 3PM Saturday. I got plenty of knitting done on the way as SigO did all the driving - as usual. Ain't he great? The hotel recommended we try out Pirmanti Bros for lunch.

I've had sandwiches served with coleslaw on top, but that's the first time I've ever had one with both cole slaw and french fries. Even though we picked our fries out of the sandwich, the grease was already well entrenched. Definitely a new experience. And the SigO let me fall for the waiter's recommendation for beer: Iron City Light. Blech. Pure Swill. I'm glad we got to try out this Pittsburgh staple, but I think I'll pick somewhere else next time.

After lunch, we walked around the city for a while, heading over to see the stadium from the water's edge.

The stadium may not be good at keeping in noise due to the construction, but it really is a beautiful stadium. I'm doing my part, helping out the Steelers with what I'm sure would have been a stellar pass had I had a football.

After that, we went to Carnegie Science Museum and played on all the exhibits. The second floor is the best as it has this incredible train set as well as a Robot Hall of Fame. We took our own pictures with our favorite robots,

and then had them taken for us as well.

We went over to the sports center section, but it was still pretty crowded, and I wasn't really dressed for climbing the wall. LOML and I did race, but he's a complete cheater and started before the bell. On our walk back to the hotel, we were treated to this spectacular sunset.

The sky got more and more beautiful as we stood and watched.

Dinner was much nicer than lunch - at Lidia's. We split an Insalate Caprese salad that had four different types of tomatoes, all tasting as if they'd been grown in someone's personal garden. Then we had ravioli stuffed with boars meat that had been prepared with oranges. The ravioli had a rosemary butter sauce drizzled on top. Very yummy, especially paired with a Sauvignon Blanc. Our waiter's suggestion. I would have never thought to pair a white wine with boars meat, but it was a really nice pick and overall a great dinner.

And then, the next day, on to the game with our fabulous seats.

I really enjoyed getting to watch the entire game from my own perspective instead of being forced to watch it from the camera-man's perspective. For example, what on earth is Emmanuel Sanders doing here?

Also the game seems to fly by much faster in person. I was somewhat surprised when it was already over before 4PM. I even got a terrible towel while I was there.

SigO had such a fun time, we may make a tradition of this. My only disappointment? We didn't have time to visit a yarn shop.
Oh well, I bet I get it next time.