I recently got back from a trip to New Jersey. We stopped at a bed and breakfast (which was comfortable, but the breakfast left something to be desired), and then the next day spent the afternoon in the great city of Philadelphia.
Longing for the Picasso exhibit, and Philly cheesesteak, we ventured downtown to the Art Museum. Unfortunately, there was about an hour-long wait in line, and we had about a 4-5 hour time limit before we needed to leave for New Jersey.
At this point, we were hungry for FOOOD! We came across Reading Terminal Market:
Aaron has traveled to Europe several times, and so this huge market didn't amaze him as much as it did me. I tried shwarma for the first time (similar to a gyro, except with more veggies and served on levash), and it was delicious:
Lamb shwarma
We also found a cheese shop where we sampled many different kinds of gourmet cheeses. We ended up going home with a bleu cheese, a brie, and an amazing gouda cheese. I've had these kinds of cheeses before, but nothing like what we brought home or tried at that cheese shop:
We also explored China Town, where we got some delicious pastries- sponge cake with mousse or buttercream frosting that was only $2, and other donuts and pastries that were super cheap, too, usually around 50 cents to $3.
Philadelphia is so much fun... this was my second time visiting... and it's never long enough.
I'll write more soon.
