SO...my traveling friends and I made a trip to Philadelphia. It was a long drive, but we had some good jams going and definitely some interesting conversations somewhere in Maryland (namely Musclin' Bears) And Philadelphia was a great experience, there was so much to see, and we saw the big things all in one day!!!
Friday (the day we got there):
-Checked into our hotel Club Quarters, which was really nice, the refillable water bottles saved us on many occasions!
-rested for a bit
-left and walked to the restaurant we were supposed to eat at McGillin's, it turned out to be shady and 21 and over...
-we ended up eating at an Olive Garden
Saturday:
-First stop of the day: Love Park. It was only a few blocks from our hotel. It wasn't very big, or really that exciting, but we got some pics in front of the Love statue, and went on our way.
-The next stop: Well, the night before we found out how to get around town without walking for really cheap: Philly Phlash Trolleys. They were these purple trolleys that were only $5 dollars for an all day pass! So we waited near Love Park and got on one. The only downside to them was they played the same 3 songs over and over; we all had this doofus one in our heads...
-The next stop: We rode the Philly Phlash to the Philadelphia Art Museum. We walked around and saw some really cool art.
-The next stop: After that we rode the Philly Phlash around town to the Liberty Bell. We went in the center, and walked past a bunch of stuff you could linger and read, to the bell. We looked at it for a bit, took a pic of it and all of us in front of it, then rolled. After that we walked out and snapped some pics of Independence Hall, and goofed around for a bit.
-The next stop: We got back on the Philly Phlash, and rode to Reading Terminal Market. We munched some Cheesesteaks from By George! and had some ice cream from Bassetts. It was a really cool place, so many things to see and eat!
-After that, we left Reading Terminal and went to our hotel. We cleaned up a bit, changed into our Team Avett shirts, then headed to the Trocadero to see the Avett Brothers! We waited in line for hours, but got to talk to other members of Team Avett, and some Philadelphia natives who we shared food stories with (scrapple and ale-8) When we got in we waited another hour, the the opener, Paleface and Mo came out and did a great set, they were the best opener I have ever seen for the Avett Brothers. After that we waited for a bit longer, then the Avetts came out!!! They blew it away, there was so much energy, and they played songs I hadn't heard live, and some of their new stuff (Perfect Space touched my heart!) After the show we stood outside and waited to see if they would come and talk to us, we got to meet Joe again, and Bob gave us cookies!!!
Well, needless to say after that we got a cab back to the hotel, and lthorn83 and I had the worst time with our aching feet...we even resorted to rolling around the room in the desk chair!!!
The next morning we got up and headed back to KY. I was sad we had to leave, but there will definitely be a next time!
Stuff that should have been left out:
-Rude guy at the Avett concert.
-some idiot hitting Nath's car
-nasty bathroom
Oh, and here are some pics!!!
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