An afternoon in PGH

We went to town this afternoon, starting out in the South Side of Pittsburgh where John was in search of a particular brewery, Fat Heads.  Saw some interesting things along the streets.

 That's Fat Head on the left ...

 Me on a city stoop.

 John with Fat Head across the street.

Soon as we walk in John sees this guy Mark that he knows from work.  Mark is a CAD guy who also grew up in the desert of Eastern Washington state where we lived back in the 70s.  So we have a lot of stuff in common to talk about. 

 Fat Heads is a big beer place.  I had a dry cider drink, that I had to discard after only a couple of swallows.

 Great ponytail!  A girl came up to me and wanted to know where I got my hat (ponycaps.com), because she liked the way my ponytail came through my hat.  I was glad to know that it all looks like real hair.

 Saw these drinks somewhere further down Carson Street.  Lots of folks out today, the weather was downright warm!

 We followed these 2 trolls for awhile. Saw strange writings in the store fronts.

 Bikers out.

 Nice tattoo.

 More strange writings on the storefronts.

 We made our way up to Mount Washington and came across this intriguing bronze sculpture, "Point of View" which depicts a meeting in 1770 between George Washington and Seneca leader Guyasuta.  These 2 historic figures first met in 1753, when Guyasuta guided Washington up the Allegheny River to deliver a message to the French at Fort LeBoeuf requesting they leave the region so that the British could prevail here and trade with the area's indigenous people.  The attempt failed, and the French and Indian war erupted soon after, in 1754.

First allies, then on opposing sides in that war, these two veterans met again 17 years later down the Ohio River and sat overnight at a council fire.  They revisited their past and debated the future of this highly prized region.  Though they held very different ideas about the fate of this area, they parted on friendly terms.

Called "Point of View", this work by local sculptor James A. West captures a moment in time between two formidable men whose actions had a huge impact on Pittsburgh, Southwestern Pennsylvania, and the country that would become the United States of America.

 We then got a great table at the Monterrey Fish Grotto - a restaurant that we've been wanting to visit since we came to Pennsylvania.  The views ...

 The fish was wonderful.  We split a Keylime Cheesecake, which was also wonderful.

 Palm Trees in the restaurant.