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Philadelphia!

Feb. 21st, 2006 at 11:04 PM

crs

So what's to do in Philly? What local things should I not miss? I hear

Yuengling, and
Scrapple

I also make the assumption that I should find a cheesesteak while I am here. What's the right cheesteak?

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alierak

Feb. 22nd, 2006 04:15 am (UTC)

Don't miss the Reading Terminal Market. You could probably find a half dozen different cheesesteaks in there.

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alierak

Feb. 22nd, 2006 04:23 am (UTC)

I also seem to recall a pretty nice collection of Rodin sculptures there.

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shostack

Feb. 22nd, 2006 04:24 am (UTC)

...and when in the Reading Terminal Market, be absolutely sure to get a pretzel from the Amish people. Yes, a pretzel. Trust me.

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rjpb

Feb. 22nd, 2006 05:26 am (UTC)

I have to agree with this. Philly has the best soft pretzels. Put on some mustard.

Skip the scrapple. It's just gross, even smothered in ketchup. I don't even know what a yuengling is.

Go to Pat's for the cheesesteak. If it's good enough for Rocky, it's good enough for you. Order a "cheez wit'" (cheesesteak with onions) and get the cherry soda too. While you're in the neighborhood, stroll down the Italian Market; it's like Haymarket, but a mile long. Don't mind the trashcans; they're supposed on fire.

The Ben Franklin exhibit sounds interesting, and you might also visit the Franklin Institute or the Art Museum if you have time.

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melted_snowball

Feb. 22nd, 2006 05:31 pm (UTC)

Scrapple is the best thing ever.

[The fact that I grew up in Lancaster, which is where you really should be getting your scrapple, may have something to do with my opinion...]

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chenoameg

Feb. 22nd, 2006 04:51 am (UTC)

There were ads in the Boston subway for a Ben Franklin exhibit in Philly that sounded cool.

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navrins

Feb. 22nd, 2006 05:26 am (UTC)

There's the Franklin Institute, which is sort of like the Museum of Science of Philadelphia. I really don't remember much about it except for the Foucault Pendulum and the giant walk-through heart, but I haven't been there in over 15 years.

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gmpe

Feb. 22nd, 2006 12:56 pm (UTC)

Find out if it is school vacation week in Philly like it is here. If it is, take that into consideration before embarking on an adventure like the Franklin Institute. :)

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svenden

Feb. 22nd, 2006 03:45 pm (UTC)

Been a long time since I was there, but the friends we stayed with seemed to treat stromboli (a folded pizza of sorts) as a gift from god, and they claimed it as a Philadelphia original. Don't know if that's true or not.

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