City Living

Philadelphia Art Museum, October 2009

Philadelphia. This city just keeps growing on me. When I first moved here in 2009, I told myself that this would not be my home for long. But 3 years later, here I am... still in Philadelphia and loving this city more and more!

I fell in love with my city during the 2 years I lived here before med school, when I had the time to roam around and explore places like Fabric Row, Rittenhouse, Chinatown, Clark Park, you name it. My friends thought think I was crazy for choosing to walk the 50-minute trek home from work. But that was how I made Philly my own.

I had to put 50-minute walks on hiatus when med school started. But now that we're on vacation, I'm determined to coax Hubs to come with me on some exciting Philly adventures! I hope he's up for the walk(s)... ;)

We sure enjoyed our city last weekend. We stumbled upon random neighborhood events like an all-day reading of James Joyce's Ulysses (left) and the weekly Rittenhouse outdoor market (right).

We found a cafe selling $1 mango iced tea (mmm!), which recharged us for a little more city strolling. When we got tired of walking, we popped over to a nearby theater to watch Avengers!

And then we finished off the night with some scrumptious Indian food at... you guessed it, Indian Restaurant.  ;P

Do you see why we love Philadelphia? Please come visit! We'd love to show you around! And Hubs makes amazing real-fruit smoothies. His most recent creation is shown above: pineapple banana orange. :)