Saturday, May 31
After a last look at the Inner Harbor we headed off to Philadelphia. Shortly after leaving Baltimore we encountered a thunderstorm with heavy rain that lasted all the way to Philadelphia. This is the first significant rain we’ve seen.
Our Hampton Inn is in the downtown area right near the Pa. Convention Center. It is very nice and the staff are friendly and helpful. We walked over to the Reading Terminal Station for lunch. Think of Quincy Market quadrupled in size with several fish, meat, and produce markets intermingled with bakeries, food counters and restaurants and you have Reading. Oh yes, with craft and candy stores thrown in too. We were amazed at the place.
After the rain let up we walked over to the historic government district and went on tours of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Very powerful, walking on the same floors as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, etc. We then wandered around society hill and the historic waterfront and Washington Square districts. A wonderful area with cobblestone streets, brick sidewalks, very old brick townhouses, tree lined streets. There were several old churches and famous buildings with informational placards on them.
We had supper at Jim’s Steaks, a Philly cheesesteak place that we had read (and a nice Philadelphian we talked with while waiting in line confirmed) is the best place for cheesesteak sandwiches in town. We all agreed the food was super! The neighborhood was less than stellar, as Rodney said to Brian while he was taking a photo: “take the picture then let’s get the hell out of here.” Luckily a safer feeling area was just one block away. We meandered back to our place with tired legs and full bellies.
Tomorrow we are off to our last game, (boo hoo) Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, at Citizens Bank Park. Hmmm…. I wonder who put up a lot of $ to build this ball park?
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