Weekend with Mike

My friend Mike visited me this weekend. On Friday night, we went to the Pittsburgh Panthers basketball game at Petersen Events Center in Oakland. Pitt suffered a disappointing loss , but the game was still fun and exciting. Now I know what people are talking about when they mention the Oakland Zoo .

Speaking of zoos, on Saturday we went to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium . Many of the animals were not out, due to the cold, but we still got to see leopards, lions, elephants, and monkeys, among other animals. And, of course, the aquarium was fully operational. The zoo was larger and nicer than I expected, and we didn't have to fight crowds, so I enjoyed it. After the zoo, we ate lunch at The Church Brew Works . Later in the day, we went to the Carnegie Science Center and saw Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D at the Omnimax theater.

It was great to see Mike again, and it gave me a reason to get out and see some parts of Pittsburgh I hadn't visited before. Hopefully he'll be able to visit again soon.