Blogs from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America - page 2

Today’s the day!! The rides I was most looking forward to on this trip were my rides home—to West Palm & to Philly —and Philly is phinally here!! ??We are awakened by some Philly inspired music dj-ed by Nora Jane and I’m filled with excitement and disbelief that this day is here! Have you ever woken up in the morning and just knew it would be a great day and one you would never forget? That’s how I felt today as I rolled up my sleeping bag and got ready for the day. I then asked NJ if I could help DJ the philly inspired music, which she kindly gave me the responsibility for. I cued up Rocky, P!nk, Boys 2 Men and the Fresh Prince to get us fired up for our ride into the ... read more

NOTE - I will be using some ice hockey words in this entry. So if you are not familiar with the game of ice hockey at all, you may want to skip this entry. I have been meaning to go to a Flyers hockey game for some time. It has been some time since I went to one, as tickets tend to be very pricey. Well, I decided to go to this one, as this was the cheapest option that I found on StubHub. I have not been to many Flyers games. My first game ever, was in 1990, at the Spectrum against the Detroit Red Wings. I remember it was a season finale game, as they were not going to the playoffs that season. After that, it would be 3 games at their current home, ... read more

I made it an early start again to get some photos of the skyline following the missed opportunity the night before. I found a point over the river near the Art Museum, with a glorious view once the sun came up. By chance, I looked in the other direction and there was a fantastic view of some boat houses that were all outlined in lights - I'm not sure what the set-up is with those, but they looked stunning against the night sky. The stunning view was contrasted with the shock of all the homeless people on the streets whist I was walking there and back. Literally every bench had someone sleeping on it. Philadelphia used to be the capital of the US for about ten years between independence and the move to Washington D.C. It ... read more

Le 2 juillet, C'est avec un petit pincement au cœur que l'on quitte Bethany Beach pour la grande ville de Philadelphie. Ce sera un gros changement de rythme que de passer de la plage à la grande ville, mais on voulait de la variété pendant nos vacances, alors on aura de la variété! On roule pour un bon 2 heures avant de parvenir aux Longwood Gardens, l'un des jardins botaniques les plus réputé au monde. Autant le jardin botanique de Montréal est didactique et donne de l'information sur les plantes et les fleurs, autant le Longwood Gardens est une succession d'expériences et d'ambiances variées, pour le simple plaisir de déambuler dans des lieux magnifiques. Une grande partie du jardin est consacrée aux fontaines et jardins d'eau (avec spectacle de fontaines sur fond de musique classique), et ... read more

Geo: 39.9522, -75.1624I have had these great plans to travel the US but it can be so tricky trying to fit flights and bus trips in when you're working with kids. Lucie and I decided to go on a day trip to Philadelphia as it is only a 2.5 hour bus trip. We tried to see and do as much as we could in the five hours we were there. Google Maps is often a huge pain in the butt when you don't know if you're standing in the North, East, South or West direction (I was never good at Geography, so don't laugh at my lack of direction), so we ended up Ubering everywhere as it was starting to snow too. Philly is like a mini New York, thankfully not as busy and as smelly ... read more