Philadelphia! 2 days 1 night~
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 | 38 Comments 
For those of you not bombarded by my twitter updates, I went to Philadelphia for a weekend getaway! *_* It was a lot of fun. Of course it wasn’t forecast’d to rain, but it did ANYWAY all morning.
We mainly went for this…
A small video game expo
But we also went for…
Food!
right: This is a sugar waffle. It has big chunks of rock sugar in its dough. It’s stuffed with strawberries & bananas. VERY good. Especial the darkened edges. That slight burned, caramelized taste of the dough was so delicious.
I really enjoyed the hotel we stayed at too called the Alexander Inn. It was so kitsch and the staff was super helpful & nice. I liked the area it was in too~ Felt safe walking there late and lots of cute cafes and bars (and gay bars if you fancy that as well 
) Would definitely stay there again! It was relaxing. We actually spent a little time just in our room which is odd for us! But that’s how enjoyable it was.
I really loved the bay windows. We had them open the entire time~~
I was in awe of the view, especially at dusk!
LOL at the changing between digital camera & blackberry phone camera. Oh well, I used whichever I was holding at the time!
Now I’m home with lots of laundry and unpacking to do. Also tore my thumbnail badly 
So I’ll need to put on a fake one until it grows out 
. My friend had really wanted me to go out to a bunch of 5 star-like restaurants while there but I ended up wanting to eat more, smaller quick meals so I could snack on sugary sweets in between! So delicious.
I’ll leave you with this. Probably my favorite picture :haha:
It was pretty chilly the whole time there~
Jenny posted at 4:32 pm ; Sunday (3 days ago)
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Awww!
Oh wow it ate my comment ;__;
AS I WAS SAYING. It looks like a lovely trip! I was wondering what was up with the Liberty Bell tweet, now it makes sense. The hotel looks so cute & I’m the same when it comes to sweets, lol.
Btw what VIDYA GAME EXPO was up there? :3
It was the VGXPO and it was incredibly pathetic this year. Economy hit hard I think ;_;.
Wow! Philadelphia looks really cool and your outfits are cute!
Fooooood~ :d
Awww! How adorable! It looks like great fun over there! I wish the city-areas in Australia were closer together - but they’re too bloody far apart to hop around to for fun! Well, in actuality, they’re not too expensive to fly to, but I’ve got no one to drag along with me!
Yummy-nummy food too! Yuaaah!
Great pictures! I really love the picture of the view from the room. What pretty colors.
What video game expo was this?
It was the VGXPO. It was really pathetic this year =T
Aw, great vaca photos ^.^ You look adorable! Love your outfits!
I’m in the mood for food now!
The hotel definitely looks cute and zakka! A very European feel to me.
I’ve never seen what a Philly cheesesteak looked like, looks so mouthwatering in my eyes lol.
So I’m off to cook me some food!
We have Paul Revere’s silver Free Mason medalions at the museum I work for - I like telling my students “DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER NATIONAL TREASURE?!”
haha, anyway, Philly makes me think of old timey Revolutionary stuff kind of like Boston
Omg that food looks soo delicious. Haha crépes and cheesestake ftw
I love it!
And even with the rain the place still looks lovely,but maybe a bit spooky in the pic
But that sunset is gorgeous. Pinks and blues and purples soo lovely! 
It was chilly, but I see you were wearing shorts!
I’m jealous of your food. I always use a vacation as an excuse to try everything I see
The picture of Philly at dusk ♥
And where is that jacket from in your last photo? It’s adorable ♥♥
It’s one of the cardi coats from Old Navy. Got it when they were on sale for $20.
Yum! lots of yummy food~ im craving pizza right now ehhh~
I love gellato…it’s so tasty…i love rasberry ones~
The view is soo amazing~ I’m glad you guys had a good time ^______^
PIZZZAAA.. ♥ It looks so delish..!
Love the hotel you stayed in! It looks so pretty and warm.
You guys look so adorable in the last picture. LOVE forever!
ouhhh the foood looks yummmy
!! the hotel looks nice, the view from the hotel room is WOW 
Haven’t commented lately; I love the new layout though! So cute
Yay for video game expos! Conventions = win in general, but I’m nerdy like that
Very cute photos, & ty for the toast recipe in your other post! I’ll have to get it a try~
aw i love that black hat on you! so cute!
A video game expo? That sounds like a lot of fun! I’m such a gaming nerd lol. I’m going to my first ever convention in the spring and am ever so pumped!
And pumpkin gelato? That is genius! I’m jealous, I want some
mhmmmmmmmm all the food!
+ you have such a lovely smile
!!
Aw I’d love to be able to take Ray to a game expo! He loves that stuff so much. One day we will go!
The hotel looks really nice. It can really make a difference to your holiday can’t it? A good hotel just makes it that much more enjoyable
And I love the view from your hotel. Beautiful 
cuteee long cardi!!!!
philadelphia is is gorgeous!!~~ ^^
Looks like so much fun!!
The hotel looks really nice too~ you always take such awesome photos!
& Philly cheesesteak from actual Philly ftw~!! lol~
i love the eatery!! that’s a pretty cool idea for a restaurant..
and the view from your window is beautiful!!!
SWEET. (no pun intended of course!)
Philly is…a charming city if you’re in the right parts. Unfortunately so many of those parts are right up against the not-so-charming ones ;;== Anyway, you guys picked out “olde city”! OMG there’s TONS of mini museums if you can find them there (disguised as antique buildings of course!). There’s also this suuuuuuuper antique row of colonial homes preserved so there’s cobblestone and everythinggg. The whole alley/mini-street seems so small (since stature was smaller in those times). was I forgot what it was called though ;;==
AHH! Did you guys manage to take a walk over to South Street? That’s where the “hip” shops are…along with some reallllly weird ones. The high-end shops are around Pine/Walnut/Samson/Chesnut Streets & the high-end rowhomes in Rittenhouse Square (where the 6th Sense was shot methinks).
Where was the expo? Philly Convention Center? That’s right on the edge of Chinatown if so. As much as I adore CENTER CITY (where most of the fun stuff is), I’ll always hate that damn traffic circle around City Hall. So tricky!!
The Art Museum area is where my parents own their beer warehouse!! LOTS of microbrewwwwws! Along with hard-to-finds as well…along with my parents ;;^^ Eating-wise, I still haven’t gone to Reading Terminal Market…DOWAAAAAAANT!
Looks like you had fuuuuun! FOOD IS FANTASTICCCCCC! (I didn’t know the Phila Morimoto was the original…cool!)!!! THe “best” cheesesteaks are actually outside of the city methinks…forget where. It’s called Jimmy’s or something. Have to ask bro again. LOVEEEEEELY new layout as well!
I can’t wait to go back ;_;
Hahaha we hit up ALL those areas! *nod*nod* Yea it was at the convention center. Went to Chinatown, South street, down pine, walnut, AND samson and so on. Our hotel was on 12th I think? We were able to park our car at the hotel for the 2 days so we didn’t have to deal with the traffic much. We walked for nearly 12 hours all over. Yea some guy told us the “best” cheesesteaks were on South but we were hungry before getting there. The only thing I wish I had gotten to do was eat at the German Brauhaus but I was full & so was the restaurant, hahahaa
What an awesome trip! I love all the sight seeing photos well actually all your photos! All that food looks so yummy! The video games expo sounds fun! Did you have a great time there? You hotel bay windows were so beautiful to look out of!
looks so fun! a very lovely hotel room, i’m jealous! jejeje
a lot of food LOL looks so yummy!!!
you had a great weekend so nice
looked like so much fun! and that room looks comfy~ amazing view too!
looks like you had a great time!
Looks like so much fun!
I wanted to stop by Philly while I was on the East Coast but we didn’t have time. :(
Really want to try Philly Cheesesteaks in Philly to see how different and great it is compared to everywhere else !!
mmm real philly cheesesteaks!!
that last photo is so cute
awwww
it looks like you had a GREAT time!
Philadelphia looks beautiful!
OMG if I’d known you were coming to Phili I’da been all DUUUUDE LETS HANG!!!
I live (literally) right across the river. xD
so much good food in philly!
and i love your jumper / sweater dress in that last photo. it looks so comfy and chic!
Wonderful pictures!! I want a simple little escape like that, too~ haha
The sunset is so gorgeous! I love the shot with your hotel and the sunset glimpsing through the windows. So lovely~