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Message: [QUOTE="8893, post: 3957670, member: 93"] I was there for a game on fireworks night a couple years ago and it was awesome. Walking out over Roberto Clemente Bridge to a seemingly never-ending grand finale that sent beautiful bursts over the river while a guy wailed Katy Perry's "Firework" in the middle of the bridge was an amazing, indelible memory in a 36-hour trip that packed a lot of punch on a number of levels. The Warhol Museum is great and there is a lot of good food and drink. Morning run along the river and the ballparks gives a nice perspective on the city, and there is a ton of building going on. The only problem is that it has a bit of a "Can't get there from here" problem if you can't get a direct flight from Hartford. When I went there was some small carrier making one flight in each direction once each weekday, but none on weekends. The direct flight down was easy peasy; connecting to come home makes it a much longer trip than it should be. I don't think that airline is even operating any more, which means that there really is no easy way to get to Pittsburgh from here. My daughter was looking seriously at both Pitt and Duquesne (both accepted her and the latter offered a ton of merit aid) and ultimately the logistics of getting there essentially knocked both off her list. Baltimore, by comparison, is easy by train or plane, and the drive isn't even that bad. [/QUOTE]