Friend in Philly

Our good friend Brad from Illinois came out to New Jersey for a job interview this week, so we showed him the town. The company gave him a rental car, but we helped him find a good parking spot at 30th street station so he could just enjoy seeing the sites.

We started with a drive to the other side of the city to help him experience Philadelphia's unique flavor. We went to a great place for cheese steaks, then headed to the famous Rocky steps at the Art Museum. He loved it!


Angelique was hilarious. She wanted to run up all of the steps all by herself. And at the top she knew to jump around with her arms up. She even started yelling "I'm like Rocky!" (I swear I don't watch the movie that much!) It was awesome.


After this, we drove past the Pennsylvania Penitentiary. It was the first prison in the US that attempted to reform prisoners instead of just, well, imprison them. It dates back to the 1700's and even has gargoyles on the front. It was still a functioning prison into the 1970's and Al Capone stayed there.

Then we finished off the night, of course, with the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The Bell is surrounded by large windows, so even at night when the building is closed you can see it fine. Independence Hall was pretty cool, too. We tried to look philosophical, but I don't think it worked. (It was Brad's idea.)


The best part was just having a good friend visit. Hopefully, Brad will get the job and they will move out here. The place he would work is just on the other side of Franklin Bridge, so it would be easy to hang out often.