Dear f'list: Philadelphia?

[da_lj]

melted_snowball and I will be in Philadelphia this weekend (Friday through Sunday). We're staying downtown, very close to City Hall

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[dawn_guy]

Now you see, what I'd do in such a situation would be to go out and walk in whatever direction seemed like a good idea, open to the possibility of adventure. It's my default mode of tourism when traveling for conferences and similar things.

My unplanned ventures have resulted in many conversations with beggars and other marginalized people, good food from places that aren't on any tourist map, at least two carousel rides, finding myself both donor and recipient of the kindness of strangers, sore feet, multiple encounters with people quietly practicing martial arts in parks, occasional concern about how to get back to somewhere I know where I am, wonder, and joy.

There used to be a really sweet man among the homeless folks near Reading Terminal Market. If I've got the right city, there's a Holocaust museum that's quite thought-provoking around somewhere.

[jeanne_d_arc]

Go see the historic Quaker stuff if you have not yet.

[sulle_stelle]

You now have enough to do for about 7 weekends. Do you need any more

[da_lj]

You now have enough to do for about 7 weekends. Do you need any more? ;-)

Yeah! :)

Thanks for the thoughts- I didn't catch the coffeeshop we had breakfast in but it was a yummy croissant.

Too bad we're missing you here- darn indeed. Conference?

[sulle_stelle]

I'm so bummed we're a week apart!

I'm going up there to visit friends; found a $120 r/t airfare. Just last week, I booked another trip up there, about two weeks later (10/4 or something), for a friend's surprise 50th b-day party. (Needless to say, she doesn't know I'm coming. I can't wait!)