I was going stir crazy in the house Monday night so Chris decided we would go downtown to see some of the Christmas lights/decorations that the city puts out for the season. The city really gets into the spirit of Christmas and there are plenty of things to see and do. The first thing we went to see was a lifesize nativity scene called the Pittsburgh Creche which is the worlds only authorized replica of the creche erected in front of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The next thing we came upon was the historic landmark where people from Harvard, Yale and Princeton could come and commune with eachother.
This is me in front of the gate to the club.
Next we went to the waterfront where Fort Pitt used to be. All that is left is the Fort Pitt blockhouse which was bulit in 1764 and a museum that was erected which contains artifacts from the actual Fort that was torn down. Sorry for the dark pictures, but these were taken around 10:30 at night with my phone!
We stopped by one more place on our trek and that was the outdoor ice skating rink which is usually a water fountain in the summer. They erected a beautiful tree that is huge!
The buildings, streets and bridges are decorated in lights making it a very beautiful sight. I am hoping to go back and get more pictures with my real camera soon.
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