Duquesne Incline
The Duquesne Incline is one of two remaining funiculars that ascend Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Opening in 1877, it originally carried cargo up the hill but quickly expanded to…
Allegheny County Courthouse
My wife and I made our first trip to Pittsburgh, and our hotel was just outside the Liberty area near Steel Plaza. After one of our outings, our bus didn't…
Old-School Advertising
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum displays era-appropriate advertising in their restored trolleys. Besides providing a real feel to what the passengers saw at the time, it also shows how society has…
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
My wife and I recently made out first trip to Pittsburgh, but before exploring the city we rented a car and drove through the Pennsylvania countryside: my wife's goal to…
Costa Rica Trip
Costa Rica has been a potential destination for my wife and my travels but had never pulled the trigger. My brother and sister-in-law have made multiple trips, other friends have…
The Museum of Jade
In Spanish Museo del Jade, its more formal Museo del Jade y de la Cultura Precolombina (Museum of Jade and Pre-Columbian Culture) better describes its mission. Even my Costa Rican…
National Museum of Costa Rica
Plaque commemorating the founding of the museum The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, is, as you would rightly expect, is the national museum of Costa Rica located in the capital San…
Minnehaha Falls Is … Falling
Minneahaha Falls is a small waterfall in Minnehaha Regional Park in Minneapolis, MN. The spring has been fairly rainy, so my wife and I joined the crowds to see what…
Random Learnings #37
Costa Rica celebrates Mother's Day in August, not the most-oft chosen month May. From the National Museum of Costa Rica web site: Even within May the date Mother's Day is…
Can’t Escape From Hawks
In a tourist shop in Savannah, Georgia. My wife has stopped being surprised and believes I should be wearing my Hawks paraphernalia whenever traveling. Did multiple Go Hawks! at airport.…