So, after 3 restful days in Maine, on August 10th I did a pretty big drive to Philadelphia. I have never been to Philly before so was looking forward to seeing a certain bell and eating a namesake, steak sandwich.
I found a campground on the outskirts of town that offered shuttle service to the public transit system. The fellows working there were very welcoming, but not as expertly helpful as in Maine. Once again I had to back in, but this time I had all the space in the world. I think I could have managed the maneuver on my own, but the attendant was insistent on "helping" me. It took us about 6 tries to back the trailer up into a double wide spot, with about 3 lengths of the trailer open in front of the site.
After the long drive and the adventure getting the trailer parked, I decided that a round of golf was in order. I found that there is a municipal course, F.D.R. not too far from the campground/commuter parking lot. It wasn't in the best of shape, but that didn't bother me.
Was I ever surprised when I spotted these deer on the back 9 of the course.
In all there were 7, three does, two bucks and three fawns.
After the round of golf would have been the best opportunity to go to the Museum of Art, with the "Rocky" steps but it was getting late and I was more interested in dinner. Someone that worked at the golf course suggested the Italian neighborhood. I found my way there but was struggling to find a restaurant that looked worthy of my business. I noticed 3 ladies who looked like they had just had dinner speaking together on the sidewalk. I asked them where they would suggest and they recommended the place they had just been at. Additionally, Philly allows you to bring your own bottle, so they offered me what was left in their wine bottle. I enjoyed their red wine, along with a light dinner of Cesar salad (with whole anchovy fillet) and an appetizer portion of eggplant parmigiana.
The following day was a big day of being a tourist. First stop was Independence Hall:
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| The tour guide explained that before staples and binders, groups of pages were tied together like this, which is where the expression tied up in red tape came from. |
Followed by lunch:
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| Busy grill. |
Then the:
which was very well done and interesting. They don't allow any photography inside to you'll just have to go for a visit yourself.
I did a quick visit to the Reading Terminal Market just before it closed. I picked up a couple of pretzels that were 1/2 price because it was closing time. The St. Lawrence Market in Toronto is better, in my opinion.
The unexpected treat was that the Eagles were playing a preseason game at home on this, Thursday night. I was able to get a ticket and took the subway to the park.
This set-up won my vote for best tailgaters:
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| Pretty sick Class A Motor Home. |
Lincoln Financial Field was my 3rd NFL stadium (Buffalo, Dallas). It is 13 years old. It replaced Veteran's stadium. I remember some of the controversy surrounding the name change...corporate sponsorship. They built this monument as a tribute to the former stadium and the veterans it honored.
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| View from my seat, a little high up, but 50 yard line, on Eagles side. |
The hype was that their new back-up quarter back was going to make his debut. He was scheduled to play the whole second half, but the coach surprised everyone and put him in late in the first half. I believe he did quite well for his first NFL live action. The Eagles beat the Buccaneers so everyone went home happy.
I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Philly.
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