When I was originally trying to decide where to go for Labor Day weekend, I thought of all the beautiful mountainous places in New York or the quaint beach towns along the coast but the forecast called for rain so I thought…'What about the city? Philly it is!'
We spent our first day wandering around, looking at the historic sites and admiring the shops of Old City. I loved the character and personality of this part of town, everything had a 19th Century New England industrial look, old wood floors, warehouse pulleys, vintage motorcycles, Edison bulbs, and local goods. I even found a pair of Warby Parker glasses at a store called Art in the Age, which also features its own brand of spirits.
We visited Betsy Ross's home, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and my favorite, Elfreth's Alley, the oldest residential street dating back to 1702. On Sunday night, our friends from New York City joined us and we visited some local pubs and had some late night Ihop (and stayed up way past my bedtime). The next morning, or afternoon rather, we all journeyed across town to visit the Rocky statue and the famous steps. ('Made in America' music festival had just ended the day before so they left a lovely mess in the backdrop) It was quite a trek for some steps…but we did finish off the adventure at Pat's for some good ol' Philly Cheese Steaks.
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We ended the trip stopping at Boathouse Row on our way out of town where the University Rowing Club Houses are lined up along the river. At night the houses are all lit up and look almost like gingerbread houses twinkling on the water.
It was great weekend and really enjoyed hanging out in a new town with good friends.
Philly, you've done well.
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