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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Adam and Sarah Do Philadelphia

the day started out bright and early. we left our apartment at 5:15AM to head to the Manchester airport in New Hampshire.

some friendly faces greeted us at the border

i took it as a good sign

upon arriving at Manchester Airport, and going through security (where Adam was VIOLATED for having a Rollos in his pocket). i was met with some surprising, and dissapointing news.

Southwest has open seating. meaning you don't have an assigned seat. meaning first come first serve. meaning i would probably get squeezed in between a mewling infant and a gargantuan fat man. i remember saying something like "Southwest is so ghetto, i bet when you get bumped they give out a Walmart gift certificate". haha.

this is my "what do you mean Southwest has open seating?" face

luckily, we did get seats together. unluckily, there were "low celings" in Philly which meant a prompt deplanement for us, at which point we made our way to the airport bar for some beverages to lift our spirits
ahh yes. bloody maries and beer at 8:19AM. good times.

look at the cute purple luggage truck!

and we were on our way. it was a very short flight (just under 50 minutes) and considering it was only $29 each way, i think it was a much better deal than driving. there were TONS of sox fans on the plane. i think 80% of our flight was people going to see the Sox play, which was made for a rowdy, fun flight.

and then, we were in Philly.

because of the aforementioned "low ceilings" and late departure from Manchester: we didn't get to our hotel until 12:15 and we had already purchased tickets to a 12:30 sold-out tour of Citizens Bank Park (where the Phillies play). so we literally checked in, threw our luggage in our room and ran downstairs to get a cab.

this is where the Phillies USED to play (where the Vet once was)

and here is where they play NOW

not too shabby, eh?

the tour was informative and fun, and totally worth the $10. i encourage anyone who visits Philly to try it out.

Adam in the dugout, using the Bullpen phone

Curt Schilling, who was REALLY psyched that everyone on the tour ran down to the field to take his picture while he was warming up

we went to a game later that night, but took no pictures of it because We Do What We Want. and because the batteries died and we forgot to recharge them. oops. it was a great game though. :-)

the next day, we awoke early and sought brunch, which appeared to us in the form of a large olive

The Continental is a really cute bar/restaurant on the corner of Chestnut and 18th Street. They have amazing drinks, chic rat-pack inspired decor and a bar on the roof. what more could you want?

i knew right away what i wanted (bloody mary, spinach and cheese frittata). but adam needed to study the menu

he eventually got the pancakes. they were yummy.

we went to another game that afternoon which there are also no pictures of because it was too hot to be carrying around any extra weight, even the extra weight of a camera.

but we did go out that night

don't i look chic?

and i got very very very drunk. it's best that there are no photos.

the next day, after some coaxing from Adam (coaxing meaning several tylenol and a gallon of gatorade) we made our way out to take in some Philadelphia culture.

hello, Philadelphia Museum of Art

view from the steps

a litte air guitar for you

isn't it ionic? (don't you think?)

haha, i kill me!

now, a big deal was made of this secret Duchamp exhibit. to make a long story short, Marcel Duchamps was this artist who created mostly what you might call "modern art" and what i would call "weird crap". but he is famous, and gave alot of money to the museum. before he died, he created a "mixed media tableaux" to be on permanent exhibit at the museum. it is a wooden doorway with two eye holes cut out through which you may behold his mysterious visionary art.

um, yeah

it's a naked woman, with her coot aimed at the eyehole and a glass of something in her hand.

REAL visionary, marcel! (adam certainly stared at it for a long time, though) :-)

so after we had absorbed enough culture, we headed to another part of town to take in some history

work,liberty bell!

independence hall

some dude (our first president...george something)

work, abe!

and then we took a cab back to the hotel, grabbed our luggage and headed to the airport, where there were SEVERAL snafus involved in eventually getting to manchester...but we did it.

and we were sad to be home

so, all in all it was a great trip. we got alot done/saw alot in a very short period of time and i fell in love with the city (what can i say, i'm easy!) so we will be back soon, Philly, never fear!

posted by Sarah [5:12 AM]

Comments:

i just LOVE looking at y'all's travel blog sooo much! like, i really really look forward to it!

now i want to go to philadelphia!
~natalie.

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Anonymous : 1:26 PM

i sort of like open seating, but i'm sure that's only because the 3 or 4 experiences i've had with it have all been really good.

looks like you guys had fun!

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Yikes! After watching several episodes of Airline I can only imagine the "snafus" you experienced at the airport. I have vowed to never fly Southwest as it seems to be full of drunks!

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