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Easter State Penitentiary

05 Friday May 2017

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After hitting the steps of the Museum of Art, we went to the Eastern State Penitentiary.  Let’s just say, it was awesome!  It is a definite must see in Philadelphia.  Well worth your time to go there.

It’s an old prison in Philadelphia that after it closed was left abandoned, so it’s in a state of decay.  The group that took over has left a good bit of it that way so that people can see it in its nature state.  Imagine going through this in Halloween?  Scary!  There’s actually an option for that.  If you go, you’ll have to let me know how it went.

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The prison is designed to look like a castle.  And it feels like it too.

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Over the next few weeks, I’ll give you a virtual tour of our time at the prison.

 

Philadelphia Museum of Art

02 Tuesday May 2017

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At the end of the Ben Franklin Parkway is the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  It’s the museum most famous for the steps that Rocky ran during his training – if you remember your 1980’s movie trivia.

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Of course, now that I’ve mentioned Rocky, you’ve probably got the tune in your head.

Just in case you want to sing along, here’s the song.

If you want to see Rocky running up the steps, go to 2:00 in the video.  Great stuff.

Now that we’re all pumped and ready to go, I’ve got one last thing for you.

The beautiful statue that is out in front of the Museum.

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Very majestic, isn’t it?

Penn’s Landing

27 Thursday Apr 2017

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We continued our walk through Philadelphia and ended up at Penn’s Landing.

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Let’s just say that Penn’s Landing in January is a winter fun spot.  There’s plenty to do and see.  Like ice skating.

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We did not ice skate – although it would have been fun.  I love to ice skate and consider myself a decent ice skater.  My wife…well…let’s just say she’s not.  She has gotten out on the ice before, but today was not going to be one of those days.

At any rate, we kept walking around the area.

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One of the neat things you can do is rent one of these three sided cabins.

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In it you have your own fire pit and blankets and comfy chairs.

We opted for the cheap version – no cabin, just sitting out in the main area by a fire.  It worked just as well.  And we had a great time.

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Philadelphia

25 Tuesday Apr 2017

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In January, 2017, my wife and I took a short trip to Philadelphia for a couple of days.  It was a wonder time to get away – a break from being parents, from classwork, and the regular routine of life.  And even driving.  We took the train into the city and walked.  A lot.  The first day we walked about 20,000 steps and the next day we walked over 30,000 steps.  In case you are wondering how far that was – on our second day we essentially covered a half-marathon distance (13.1 miles).  Our feet were tired, but we loved every moment of it.

To start off our trip, we arrived in the city, walked to our AirBnB apartment and then headed off to dinner.  We did the touristy thing and decided that we wanted Philly cheese steak.

Our first big decision – which establishment to eat at?

Would it be Geno’s? Or Pat’s?

Considering that the line at Pat’s was a little smaller, we chose Pat’s.

Yum!

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It was cold out, but the cheese steak warmed our bellies.  And yes, I ordered it the proper way – with cheese whiz.

Next time we go to the city, we’ll try Geno’s.  But for this time:

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