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This is the Cathedral of Learning - a building at the University of Pittsburgh (which is very near Carnegie Mellon, as well). It's a "cathedral" because Pittsburgh had a law that no building could be taller than the church steeple...
Date: 05/14/2004
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Here's David at a local Pittsburgh eatery. See the local Heinz ketchup on the table!
Date: 05/14/2004
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Barbara and David at her apartment. I like the brick walls (and the Texas license plate hanging on them!) She's holding her new armadillo, "Stripes the dog" (don't ask!)
Date: 05/14/2004
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Barbara's Roomba! A roomba is a vacuum cleaner that cleans by itself, using some neato AI algorithms (I assume...). It's also very cute and cuddly!
Date: 05/14/2004
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Some Carnegie Mellon buildings - the long one is the psychology building (I think).
Date: 05/15/2004
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The building in the front is an engineering building, with the Cathedral of Learning in the background. The Cathedral is a great way to orient yourself around the university!
Date: 05/15/2004
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That evening, we went to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. This was in the butterfly exhibit - you can see a lot of butterflies in the picture!
Date: 05/15/2004
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A picture from the room of bonsai trees.
Date: 05/15/2004
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Some cute cactus "bunny ears" :-)
Date: 05/15/2004
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A neat exhibit that let you control the height and colors of the water. I'm not exactly sure what this had to do with anything, but it looked nice!
Date: 05/15/2004
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Some nice flowers.
Date: 05/15/2004
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Barbara and I in front of a nice little water thingy.
Date: 05/15/2004
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The Cathedral of Learning at night, right before we went up it (by elevator, not stairs!)
Date: 05/15/2004
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I took a bunch of pictures from high in the Cathedral, but this is the only one that came out decently (and you may disagree as to how decent this one is)
Date: 05/15/2004
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Somewhere we almost went for dinner!
Date: 05/15/2004
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St. Paul's Cathedral, which is the diocesan cathedral for Pittsburgh.
Date: 05/15/2004
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A nice view of the Point State Park, which is where the three rivers that run through Pittsburgh (Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio) meet.
Date: 05/15/2004
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A view from the very tip of the Point - on the right is the Carnegie Science Museum.
Date: 05/15/2004
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Just across the Allegheny river is Heinz Field (at Three Rivers Stadium), which is where the Steelers play football.
Date: 05/15/2004
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David and Barbara in front of the big fountain at the Point.
Date: 05/15/2004
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