In Philly!!! ING has a cafe! |
The skyscrapers and old buildings in Philly are very pretty!! |
Like a statue I saw in Chicago! |
See Kathy in the picture??? |
See Kathy getting eaten by a dinosauer?? |
Museum of Natural History |
Butterflies! |
Outside the museum |
Bright gold memorial! |
and the description! |
At the Franklin Institute, a statue of Franklin! |
Inside the atrium! |
You stand in front of a screen and your outline is filled with random images! (me left Kathy right) |
See how pretty against the sky! |
I liked this image |
and this one with Kathy's back! |
Snaps of buildings! |
The building in the back is new; the one in the front is a hotel I've stayed in before! |
7:30 a.m. Sunday morning fire alarm went off.........surprising how many dogs were staying in the hotel! |
Around the corner was a waffle place that made these strange, dense, semi-sweet yet alluringly gummy waffles |
Kathy in the cold in Philly |
New and old! |
Kathy at the Four Seasons lobby! |
Statue in front of the Free Public Library |
Civil War memorial |
Description of the memorial |
The Rodin museum |
One of the animals in the large statue outside the Museum of Art |
See, we're here!! |
Look closely at these characters -- very, very bizarre |
Looking back down the 'Rocky' steps! |
artsy photo from inside the museum |
Sconce inside a very ornate room |
Amazing valance in the same room!!! |
Saw several Van Gogh's, including this out of focus one depicting rain |
See the guy in the Rocky pose behind Kathy? |
We saw at least a dozen churches...all closed |
knock knock |
Architecture |
In the main library stairway |
Study of a statue made with the impressions of keys |
Here's where I stood holding our cameras while Kathy went in! |
Strange placement for an interesting piece of sculpture |
Hey, its WHYY, source of many of the PBS shows we enjoy! |
The Philly Chinese arch |
Inside the Macy's -- which used to be Wannamakers |
The organ in the atrium of the store!! |
You'll see that large eagle again in a minute |
Large eagle from below (no sign to tell where it came from) |
Fascinating little balconies |
Architecture |
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ice cream..... |
We thoroughly enjoyed sitting in Rittenhouse Square watching all the dogs walk by! |
our view from the park bench |
What? |
In Ireland, I bought a small bronze statue of this |
the lobby of the Museum of Art again |
the lobby atrium |
Tiny little streets in Philly |
VERY nice use of witch hazel! |
Independence Hall |
You'd think there'd be more in here other than a gift shop, snack bar, two small theaters, ticket sellers, and bathrooms.... |
The Bell!! |
The new view from the bell to Independence Hall; nicely done, really! |
Looking back across a mall area |
And here I am!! |
Kathy in front of Ben Franklin's grave! |
Franklin's grave |
Interesting statue |
Old buildings |
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo |
(to the tune of Shapoopee): Chihuli, Chihuli, Chihuli, In Philadelphia!! |
Christ Church where big things happened |
The outside since they're renovating the inside.... |
Kathy enjoying the scenery |
And dancing thru the crosswalk |
Different kinds of flax seeds! |
Architecture |
The bathroom at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse |
The view from our hotel room! |
Eeek! Three eggs on a lentil loaf with challah toast with a coke -- breakfast of champions! |
Kathy's more demure oatmeal!! |
Interesting steps |
Architecture |
Architecture |
The back of a synagogue |
Inside the synagogue |
The windows were brilliant and stunning |
The front window |
In the Art League building |
Look, its a Rouge, just like in Bury St. Edmunds!! |
The ceiling of Anthropologie, where they have preserved the building's better features! |
Inside of a church where we listened to a delightful lunchtime jazz concert! |
Some structure!! |
Architecture |
Tower |
Loved the clouds and the skyscrapers |
Kathy by the Art Institute |
We say goodbye to Philly! |