Weekend Recap
Aug. 11th, 2009 10:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drewbearIt was definitely a busy weekend!
Friday at work, I got a call from my roommate telling me that his car had broken down in far north Raleigh and so, immediately after work, I zipped over to Casual Male & picked up a couple of jeans, then drove up to pick him up. Due to traffic, we barely managed to get back to the apartment (to pick up my stuff) in time to leave for the airport. Thankfully, the traffic in that direction was much more lenient, so we got there with plenty of time. I got on the flight without any problems and an hour later, there I was in Philly!
My friend up there picked me up and gave me a quick tour of the downtown area and took me to Geno's (a fairly famous cheesesteak place) to get me my very own authentic cheesesteak. It was good, but I didn't see why it qualified as being so famous. :-P We then drove the half-hour to the motel we were staying in (it was cheaper out there) and crashed.
Saturday we spent lolly-gagging around and eventually got our butts in gear to go do a self-directed walking tour of the historic stuff downtown. We missed the Liberty Bell because they had it blocked off for some dignitary or something, but everything else was really nice. That evening, we went to a pool party that a friend of his threw and that was fun. :)
My flight on Sunday was originally scheduled for a little after 4, but my friend checked the employee website and saw it was booked full, so we decided to try to stand-by me for the next earlier flight. We managed to squeeze in just enough time for me to swing by the Liberty Bell (open this time!) and get a few pics before getting to the airport. I was literally the last person on the plane and they were closing the door behind me as I got on. Good lord, that was nerve-wracking.
Overall, I had a good time. I would've liked to spend more time downtown, exploring the museums and historic sites, but we didn't have time. Next time I visit, I gotta make sure I have more than 1 full day up there. :-P
P.S. I swung by the gift shop real quick and got a miniature Bell for my workstation. I'm happy. :-D
Friday at work, I got a call from my roommate telling me that his car had broken down in far north Raleigh and so, immediately after work, I zipped over to Casual Male & picked up a couple of jeans, then drove up to pick him up. Due to traffic, we barely managed to get back to the apartment (to pick up my stuff) in time to leave for the airport. Thankfully, the traffic in that direction was much more lenient, so we got there with plenty of time. I got on the flight without any problems and an hour later, there I was in Philly!
My friend up there picked me up and gave me a quick tour of the downtown area and took me to Geno's (a fairly famous cheesesteak place) to get me my very own authentic cheesesteak. It was good, but I didn't see why it qualified as being so famous. :-P We then drove the half-hour to the motel we were staying in (it was cheaper out there) and crashed.
Saturday we spent lolly-gagging around and eventually got our butts in gear to go do a self-directed walking tour of the historic stuff downtown. We missed the Liberty Bell because they had it blocked off for some dignitary or something, but everything else was really nice. That evening, we went to a pool party that a friend of his threw and that was fun. :)
My flight on Sunday was originally scheduled for a little after 4, but my friend checked the employee website and saw it was booked full, so we decided to try to stand-by me for the next earlier flight. We managed to squeeze in just enough time for me to swing by the Liberty Bell (open this time!) and get a few pics before getting to the airport. I was literally the last person on the plane and they were closing the door behind me as I got on. Good lord, that was nerve-wracking.
Overall, I had a good time. I would've liked to spend more time downtown, exploring the museums and historic sites, but we didn't have time. Next time I visit, I gotta make sure I have more than 1 full day up there. :-P
P.S. I swung by the gift shop real quick and got a miniature Bell for my workstation. I'm happy. :-D
