DOUG’S RETIREMENT TRAVEL BLOG

65: time to hit the road

I retired. Twice. The first time in 2022, without Leslie; the second time in 2024, with her. Maybe this time it’ll stick.

Several discreet trips; each is a category. You can select one below to see it specifically, or just walk through. They're in reverse chronological order.

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Pittsburgh Summary (read last)

Here are some overall impressions. I spent 90% of my time in the city (although I ventured out to the ‘burbs one day), so comparisons are...

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Sep 26, 20221 min read

Thursday September 15

Spent some time in the CMU quad.. Lunch at Pamela’s in Oakland.. I leave Pittsburgh tomorrow.

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Sep 16, 20221 min read

Tuesday September 13

Today I took the light rail out to see the suburbs. First impression: it’s not as commonly used as the in-town busses. I guess I haven’t...

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Sep 16, 20221 min read

Saturday September 10

Treated myself to La Gourmandine pastries for breakfast, in Lawrenceville. Two croissants, very good. Crossed the Allegheny to the north...

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Sep 10, 20221 min read

Friday September 9

Passed through the Allegheny Cemetary, which is massive, with a large number of graves from the 19th century.. Then to Lawrenceville,...

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Sep 9, 20221 min read

Thursday September 8

Toured Friendship and Bloomfield boroughs. Tried to capture ‘typical Pittsburgh architecture’.. That last one shows the effect of the air...

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Sep 8, 20221 min read

Tuesday September 6

Morning: pickleball with my friends John, Ann & Barb at Kingsley Center. Lunch in ShadySide at Caralyn’s Shady Grove where I watched the...

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Sep 6, 20221 min read

Monday, September 5

Labor Day. The library was closed (recall, I’ve been spending my afternoons there to beat the heat), so I did many things, covering 30+...

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Sep 5, 20221 min read

Friday September 2

Today I did far and away the most interesting thing so far: the Carrie Blast Furnaces. First, the ride there took me through a section of...

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Sep 2, 20221 min read

Thursday September 1

Welcome to September. Today: Fern Hollow Bridge and Frick Park. Fern Hollow Bridge is an auto bridge that collapsed, sending a bus and...

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Sep 1, 20221 min read

Wednesday August 31

Today: the strip district, the Andy Warhol museum So. The strip district extends along an abandoned railroad track, close to the...

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Sep 1, 20221 min read

Monday August 29

(Missed Sunday. In a nutshell: long ride, Steelers home game!) Today’s project: be inside air conditioned spaces. Forecast: 90+. So I...

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Aug 29, 20221 min read

Saturday August 27

Today, Mauricio-the-Colombian and I went for a morning ride. Didn’t bring my phone, so you can’t see it on Strava. Up the Allegheny to...

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Aug 27, 20221 min read

Friday August 26

Alright then: Friday. Todays destination: Lawrenceville. In case you haven’t picked up on it, Pittsburgh is similar to SF in that it is...

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Aug 26, 20222 min read

Thursday August 25

Up @ 6:45, met the Colombian Mauricio at Tazza d’Oro and toured Highland Park on bikes after a cappuccino. Rode to Squirrel Hill, on the...

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Aug 25, 20221 min read

Wednesday August 24

Woke @ 6:30; jet lag: check! Back stretches & cereal. First ride: tour of Highland Park. I’m on the outskirts, and it’s pretty run down....

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Aug 24, 20221 min read

Tuesday August 23

Arrived Pittsburgh intl airport 8AM local. Bus & walk to my AirBNB, arrived 11AM. Showered @ set out at 12 to get lunch & look at a bike...

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Aug 24, 20221 min read

Pittsburgh Intro (Read first!)

Why Pittsburgh, you ask? Good question. Next? Four weeks?!? Good question. Anyway, from my friends who know it, I learned that Squirrel...

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Aug 21, 20221 min read

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