Philadelphia

Thursday I took the New Century bus to Philadelphia, something I try to do a few times a year. It is a grand old city that I like because I can cover a fair percentage of it on foot in a day. The Reading Terminal Market is a stellar eatery with farm fresh foods from the Amish farms in Pennsylvania. Their Philly Cheese steak is unbelievably good with top notch bread and fresh provolone cheese. A visit there is not complete without having Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Famous 4th Street Cookie. Then I walked over to the Eastern State Penitentiary, I haven't gone inside yet I usually have a lot of places to see when in the city and decided not to spend the time going through but maybe next visit I'll go in. I just walked around the perimeter which is a fun thing to do. It's on a big hill with a view of the downtown skyscrapers and there is large garden around the perimeter. Then I walked over to Ritenhouse Square, which is one of the better downtown city parks I have seen, it's like a cleaner version of NYC's Union Square. I recommend anyone with a free day to visit the city and explore.