It Really Was Sunny in Philadelphia

Brody and I took a quick trip to Philly last weekend and it was so great. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it!  It's a big city with some legit skyscrapers, but not too big.  It had some really cool historical and touristy stuff but not too much that we couldn't see everything we wanted in two days. It was just right for a quick weekend--the baby bear of weekend trips if you will.

It was nice to not have swarms of people everywhere, (DC can get really crowded, especially in the summers with all those interns and tourists). The weather was perfect the whole time and we had a spectacular view from our hotel. We hit all the highlights; running up the Rocky steps at the Museum of Art, the LOVE statue and City Hall; and the historical gems of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.  Our tour guide/park ranger guy at Independence Hall was a Scottish immigrant and it was quite interesting to hear a native Brit talk about the monumental events that took place in that building and the outcome of the war. The actual Rising Sun chair that George Washington sat in was still there, one of the only original pieces of furniture left. The Founding era and the Revolutionary War are just my favorite part of American history so it was really special to be in that hallowed space.

Afterwards, we walked over by the infamous Delaware river and found an authentic little local place for some delicious cheese steaks before heading home.

I'm so glad we got to do this. Philly is great but not necessarily enough to warrant it's own airfare kind of trip, especially if you're coming from out West, so it was really something I wanted to see while we were already on the east coast.   One more thing to check off our list!