I know, I know.......I've been so lax with my bucket list updates. Fortunately I have been able to cross off some of the items on my list over the last few weeks, however, as with most of these types of lists, some, if not most are not crossed off. It's the effort that counts, right?
A few weeks ago I went to Philly's city hall with my friend,
Whitney, and took the elevator all the way up to the observatory deck, right below the William Penn Statue. We rode up this small, rickety, elevator right up to the top of city
hall which had me feeling somewhat claustrophobic and a little freaked
out. I think it was more the fact that the elevator seemed so old and
there were windows on each side of the elevator where I could see us
climbing higher and higher. I ended up clinging to Whitney's had
because I was so freaked out. Yes, this is the same girl who rode on
the London Eye a few months ago ALL BY HERSELF!
So here you see William Penn keeping watch over the city of "Brotherly Love". It rained a little bit while we were up on the observatory, which is why this picture is a bit blurry.
And here we have the western view from the observatory, the Ben Franklin Parkway, leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Schuylkill River. What a breathtaking view!
Another western view of center city, boasting some of the taller buildings. The first one to the left with the spire on top is Liberty Place, the middle one is what I believe to be the Independence Blue Cross building, and the shiny, glassy, newer looking one is the Comcast building.
And here are Whitney and I with a view of center city behind us. I'm looking a little terrified here. Can' you tell by the way I'm clinging onto the bar?
The eastern side of the observatory boasts the Ben Franklin Bridge which is suspended over the Delaware river which connects Philly, PA to Camden, NJ. I lived right across the bridge in Camden for about 8 years before moving into Philly. I was that close to Philly as my place was right next to the Delaware river. For about 6 years I drove across this bridge on a daily basis to go to work.
And lastly, a northern view of Broad Street, which is a main artery in Philly, approximately 13 miles long. Every first weekend in May there is a 10 mile race called the Broad Street Run starting in the northern part of Broad Street and goes all the way down to the Naval Yards, which about 5 miles south of city hall. And yes, I did run this race this year.....
All geared up and waiting for the race to start with my close friend, Courtney, and her friend Lorna!
