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Driving Ms. Beckie
Nov. 4th, 2011 11:31 pm I decided I'd rather be in Philadelphia this weekend! Heh.
Tuesday afternoon, one of my grad student workers asked for Friday off so he and his wife could road trip to Philly. I joked, "Sure! If you take me with you..." And he replied seriously, "Sure, come on along!" I said,"Really? Wouldn't that be weird?" He said, "No! It'll be fun!" My best pal from college lives there, I've been wanting to see her, and dying to get out of town after being stuck here for a year, and here was a very cheap way to go! The stars aligned to make this trip possible - they were going, I didn't have anything scheduled, my friend was home and found me a very elegant (and cheap) B&B 3 blocks from her house, and I had already arranged to have Friday off from work.. so away I went!
ROAD TRIP!
We took off about 12:30 pm, rolled along to the big rest stop on the Garden State in Montvale, NJ by 4 pm, then cruised through downtown Philly about 7:30 pm. The Occupy Philly folks were camped out near City Hall! Beautiful fall day for a road trip! I sat in the back. Such a luxury not to have to drive or fly!
B&B
I checked in at La Reserve, a lovely old row house.
www.lareservebandb.com/
This area feels like Beacon Hill. The front door has this freaky lock the likes of which I've never seen. You press your palm to a pad, and numbers show up. You punch in a 4 digit code they sent with the reservation, and that opens the door. Freaky. I'm in the Liberty Room on the third floor, a HUGE room with a fireplace, Queen bed, three windows, a queen-sized bed and free wi-fi!
SUPPER
I met up with my friend for a late supper at Marathon on the Square, a little bistro near Rittenhouse Square.
eatmarathon.com/19th-and-spruce-menu/
The hostess didn't want to seat us at a table for four, even though it was 9:35 pm and they close at 10 pm. We stood in the doorway and finally a waiter told us to sit in a booth! He was incredibly nice and kept a close eye on us. I enjoyed the half caesar salad, the meatloaf dinner (with spinach and mashed potatoes) and then a decadent warm banana bread pudding. Delicious! We had a great conversation! Nothing like catching up with a pal...
Today is one year since I was diagnosed with cancer. I am alive and thriving!
Tuesday afternoon, one of my grad student workers asked for Friday off so he and his wife could road trip to Philly. I joked, "Sure! If you take me with you..." And he replied seriously, "Sure, come on along!" I said,"Really? Wouldn't that be weird?" He said, "No! It'll be fun!" My best pal from college lives there, I've been wanting to see her, and dying to get out of town after being stuck here for a year, and here was a very cheap way to go! The stars aligned to make this trip possible - they were going, I didn't have anything scheduled, my friend was home and found me a very elegant (and cheap) B&B 3 blocks from her house, and I had already arranged to have Friday off from work.. so away I went!
ROAD TRIP!
We took off about 12:30 pm, rolled along to the big rest stop on the Garden State in Montvale, NJ by 4 pm, then cruised through downtown Philly about 7:30 pm. The Occupy Philly folks were camped out near City Hall! Beautiful fall day for a road trip! I sat in the back. Such a luxury not to have to drive or fly!
B&B
I checked in at La Reserve, a lovely old row house.
www.lareservebandb.com/
This area feels like Beacon Hill. The front door has this freaky lock the likes of which I've never seen. You press your palm to a pad, and numbers show up. You punch in a 4 digit code they sent with the reservation, and that opens the door. Freaky. I'm in the Liberty Room on the third floor, a HUGE room with a fireplace, Queen bed, three windows, a queen-sized bed and free wi-fi!
SUPPER
I met up with my friend for a late supper at Marathon on the Square, a little bistro near Rittenhouse Square.
eatmarathon.com/19th-and-spruce-menu/
The hostess didn't want to seat us at a table for four, even though it was 9:35 pm and they close at 10 pm. We stood in the doorway and finally a waiter told us to sit in a booth! He was incredibly nice and kept a close eye on us. I enjoyed the half caesar salad, the meatloaf dinner (with spinach and mashed potatoes) and then a decadent warm banana bread pudding. Delicious! We had a great conversation! Nothing like catching up with a pal...
Today is one year since I was diagnosed with cancer. I am alive and thriving!
