Mt Washington

we had been to Mt. Washington before....

once with friends back in 2010...

and then again with family...

however the other Sunday we decided to go there again... and this time we explored a spot that we hadn't visited before. we viewed the Pittsburgh skyline from one of the funiculars scaling Mt Washington.... the Duquesne Incline...

The funiculars in Duquesne Incline ferry passengers between its upper station in Grandview Avenue and lower station on East  Carson Street.  its a mere 6 minutes ride... but its a fun ride nevertheless. we took the ride down the incline in the century old cable-car. bought our tickets from the lower station.  and almost immediately took the ride back to the upper station... the cable car moves very slowly. so you don't really feel anything... but the view is spectacular... enough to entice even a 8 month old :)

the upper station building houses a lovely observation deck  with a panoramic view of Pittsburgh Downtown ....

and a cute little museum of Pittsburgh history including photographs and a lot of information and pictures of cable-cars all over the world....

 but it was the souvenir penny minting machines that scored the points with us :)

our baby enticed and thrilled by the whole spinning act laughed and giggled every time we spun the handle... and we did that as many times as we could for we  loved the impressions on the pennies and wanted them all for our collection....

we also liked the upper station gift shop from where i bought......

few DI picture postcards for my collection,  a pretty little poster of Southside works because it was pretty, a  DI-shot glass for my mother's collection and a DI pen because it was cute :)

With just 2 weeks left before we move to NY, I am begining to get a little sentimental about the little things that i'll miss about Pittsburgh. as a friend pointed out the other day... once in Long Island, we'll probably miss the easy traffic and short commutes to interesting places like this... every once-in-a-while.....

Dolce far niente.......

.... for at times it is a pleasure to embrace the carefree self

and aimlessly meander into the merry lanes....

the colourful ambience of Gran Agave...

With pleasure I present to you some photographs of the colourful ambience of the Mexican Restaurant, Gran Agave......... where husband and me delighted ourselves in Mole Pablano,  Guacamole Salad and  Pollo Criollo last night....  

  

 

 Since this was our first scoop on Mexican cuisine besides the usual take outs of burritos  from Chipotle... so there isn't much i can say about the authenticity of the food... but keeping in mind how lighted the place is... i would definitely like to go back to this joint on a bright sunny winter afternoon....

Dinner at LongHorn Steakhouse.......

eversince our little-one's homecoming news was delivered to us i have been avoiding eating out as much as possible... the thing is that i am not quite accustomed with american food and it scares me ... lest i should eat something that is not agreeable with my little man.... 

but after the long hot week last night i just didn't feel like cooking yet another meal... so i readily agreed when husband proposed that we go out for dinner... 

having developed a taste for steaks over the last one and a half years he suggested the LongHorn Steakhouse... and the online-menu seemed to have a lot of options without indulging into soft cheese or herbs of any kind...

   so LongHorn Steakhouse it was........

while husband ordered a beer and a big burger .... i was happy with my citrus grilled chicken and side of seasonal veggies..... so much so that i completely forgot my intention of taking photographs of the food we ate........

however we did remember to take a snap of the dessert ... the sight of which made me exceedingly happy...though the photograph doesn't say so .... { guess sometimes photographs can't say it all... ;)}

so you see...... sunday-night just happened to be a delicious date-night for this extremely-cautious-mom-to-be..... :):)

Happy Monday Morning...

Sunday morning was glorious ! There was rain and sun and the last flowers of spring still clung obstinately to the trees. I chanced on them on my way out and had to go back again to get my camera. I think I had a smile on my face because a neighbor offered to take a picture of me with them. Hope the weather at your place was also great and you had a wonderful weekend ....

Now off to my working desk ... Have a nice week !! Happy  Monday Morning !!