This is how we were greeted by some freaky looking guy in massive over sized bright orange sunglasses, after another freaky guy was screaming obscenities to himself and then threw a few our way cause we were laughing at him.
Yep, Philadelphia is full of weirdo's and wacko's, but it is a cool city and has some interesting sites like the Liberty Bell and those famous stairs that Rocky ran up.
We also had our first stunning weather - 80F or about 22C.
Lucky there were 'Emergency Pull Off's' for the traffic on the way!
We left home before 5am Saturday morning. The drive was only supposed to be about 6 hours long, however, as we were entering the city, we hit a massive traffic jam which we were stuck in for over an hour, making our trip 7hrs long.
Ryan in front of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
After checking in, we caught the subway downtown and walked to the Italian Markets, and had (a rather average) lunch at a seafood shop. We walked back up through town to Old City, where you can find the Liberty Bell (which gained a large crack in it after ringing it for George Washington's Brithday), Liberty Hall (where the first American congress was held - Philadelphia was the first Capital City of the USA, but only lasted 10 years) through to the oldest continually occupied residential street in the USA and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
Kristy with the Liberty Bell - notice the crack in the bell?
The 'Love' statue in Philadelphia City Centre
We caught the subway back to the City Centre, and looked at the City Hall, Chinatown and the Reading Terminal Markets, the largest markets in the USA. After walking around for a while we ducked back to the hotel, before having dinner at a nice organic cafe in University City.
Sunday, we walked to 30th st Station (train station), had a look around and some brekky. We caught the subway to the City Centre and walked down to the Philadelphia Art Museum - where we found the infamous stairs Rocky ran up. After we had our photo with Rocky, ran up the stairs and yelled 'Adrian - I done it!' we walked back to the Reading Terminal Market and had some Indian for lunch, before catching the subway back to our car for the trip home.
Rocky Kristy and Rocky Ryan with Rocky
Adrian - I done it!
8 comments:
Dear Ryan & Kristy,
Nan and I have been admiring Rocky and the Rocky look-a-likes. Sounds like you're still having a great time. Glad to hear the weather is warming slightly. Nan says Ryan looks like he's put on weight (probably all muscle - Thanks Rocky). We talked to Diane this morning. It's a pity she can't visit you.
Anzac Day today- the kids marched up the main street of Laurieton.
Got to run 9walk)
Love Julie & Nan xx
What is Pho???? Sounds delicious.
from Aunty Julie
I agree with Nan, you do look to have put on some bulk Ryan Nan would only be jealous she is always wanting to put on weight
hey fat bastard sounds like every one thinks you've beefed up. might have to cut down on those chicken wings. dont worry i still think you look alright champ.
from dale
Pho is a Vietnamese soup with fresh meat and veg, noodles and sometimes dumplings. Its very fresh and yummy!
Ryan claims he has lost 5lbs, and is feeling fitter than ever - maybe because his head has been shaved it makes his face look chubby????? :)
Hi guys, Dave, Cas, and Matty here. Sounds like you guys are keeping pretty busy over there. You must be racking up some miles now, you've done some travelling. All looks like fun.
Hi Guys, Dave, Cas and Matty here, sounds like you guys are having a ball. Not quite sure how you manage to fit it all in (must be working really hard). You sound like you have racked up some miles and seen some pretty cool stuff.
Good to hear the whether is warming up, im not sure I could handle that much of the cold even if it does look cool.
Keep up the Blog it gives me something to look at while I am busy at work.
Keep on truckin.
So far, we have driven over 10,000 miles on the East Coast (and about 2000 on West Coast). Florida this weekend!
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