Arrived in Philadelphia yesterday morning after a short 90
minute, pretty uneventful drive from New York.
Here we wanted to catch up with our friend
Ron Lyttle and meet his lady Mary. But
being a Wednesday, both were working so we just ventured out on our own for the day. We drove the car into the old Historic
district, only to discover that parking was $4.00 for a half hour and the prices
got higher the closer we got to the historic district. We did find a free 2
hour parking zone, but it was quite a hike.
Oh well a little walking never hurt anyone! We visited the Federal
Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
This is what 1.3 million dollars looks like!
From there we went over to see the Liberty Bell.
Then the Legislative Building. This was a good tour. We learned a lot about the history of the United States.
This morning we got a call from Ron and he had taken the day off, so we were thrilled to be able to spend the day with him and have our own personal tour guide. He suggested we take a bus up to City Hall to meet him (we were literally at the other end of the city) because of course that’s how most people get around (there is very little parking and what there is is very expensive) . We witnessed that yesterday! So off we go, no idea where we are going, but there were buses going by all the time (we were parked at Walmart). Talked to a gentleman at the bus stop and he gave us some instruction, but the bus he suggested wasn’t coming, and wasn’t coming – so a young lady sitting there gave us another alternative. We hopped the bus she was taking, and we would transfer to the L down the road. We didn’t have any tokens, and the bus driver doesn't take cash, so he just waved us through. When we got to the transfer station we would have to buy tokens. But as we were leaving the bus, the driver handed us two transfer papers!! WOW that was unexpected!. Thank You Philly….
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| Philadelphia - the city of brotherly love! |
We met up with Ron and he toured us around the city. We went to the Reading Market. I could see spending a lot of time at this place, it has everything!! And the best donuts you’ll ever eat! (sorry Timmy’s).
And we had an original Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. They make it with cheese whiz (they just call it whiz). I think I prefer provalone or muenster!
Michel posed with 'the Thinker' in front of the Rodin Museum
We walked up to see the steps that “Rocky” runs up and down and get a picture with his statue. Ron has actually met Sylvester Stallone on a couple of occasions, and says he’s a great guy! And of course he’s a legend here in Philladelphia!
Anyway we had a nice long walk today, and it was pretty warm outside, so we ended up in a nice bar on the main floor of the apartment building Ron and Mary live in. We had a couple of beers (wine for me thank you!) 
And at the end of the evening they sent us home in an Uber car! Thank you so much for the great day Ron. It was wonderful to meet Mary, she’s a great gal.
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