Yup, I'm in Philadelphia now. This morning we took the Greyhound from Atlantic City to Philly. Atlantic City was nice, I like the idea of walking by the beach on the wooden walkway, along the broadwalk with seagulls flying around you. It was really relaxing, the pace was also much slower than in New York. The casino was pretty disappointing though, we went over to Trump's Taj Mahal. Majority of the casino were slot machines, they didn't have the big and small games that I like. So I had to settle with playing a little jackpot. Wasn't really that exciting, in the end it was no win no lose. It was one cents a line, so after an hour of jackpot I lost 20 cents. When I went to cash out the money, the lady gave me back the 20 cents, so there wasn't any loss, hahaha.
Philly was alright, not much to do here. When we reached, I took the parents to check in at the hotel while my bro went over to get the tickets to the congress hall. After we checked in, we went to meet my bro at the hall, but we were a little late, so I had to get another 5 tickets for us, haha. So we decided to go see the Liberty Bell first before going over to the hall (they were just next to each other). After all that we went over to grab the famous Philly Cheezesticks, but the queue there was really long, so we changed our minds and settled for cheezesticks at another joint instead (I believe they all taste about the same). Then we headed over to Chinatown and to the reading market before going back to rest at the hotel. The hotel here is really good, very comfortable, but the beds are a little small though. Then I had to do a little planning for the next half of our trip. Considering the weather, I will probably have to make a slight detour in our route and delay the Niagara Falls by a day. Well now I'm still thinking about where we should stop so as to make the whole trip more enjoyable for everyone. It is the first time I'm making so many planning decisions for so many people, so this trip is really quite a learning process for me. I've learnt so much about accommodation and making adjustments to everyones' needs. Generally its all about give and take and putting everyone's limitations into consideration. I just hope that everyone will enjoy this trip.
Although we didn't do too much in Philly but I think this rest will do everyone good. Its really nice to see everyone more relaxed and energized. Now I'm actually on the look out for a walking stick for my dad. I think that will help him in our travel and walk. I'm not saying that he'll need it for the rest of his life, but I just feel that it will help him because we are walking quite a bit now. What I don't want is for him to become over dependent on it. So if I do find one, I will try to make sure that he only uses it during this trip, after the trip I will keep it aside until our next outing. Well now I can only hope for the best for the rest of the trip. Good luck to us!!!
Philly was alright, not much to do here. When we reached, I took the parents to check in at the hotel while my bro went over to get the tickets to the congress hall. After we checked in, we went to meet my bro at the hall, but we were a little late, so I had to get another 5 tickets for us, haha. So we decided to go see the Liberty Bell first before going over to the hall (they were just next to each other). After all that we went over to grab the famous Philly Cheezesticks, but the queue there was really long, so we changed our minds and settled for cheezesticks at another joint instead (I believe they all taste about the same). Then we headed over to Chinatown and to the reading market before going back to rest at the hotel. The hotel here is really good, very comfortable, but the beds are a little small though. Then I had to do a little planning for the next half of our trip. Considering the weather, I will probably have to make a slight detour in our route and delay the Niagara Falls by a day. Well now I'm still thinking about where we should stop so as to make the whole trip more enjoyable for everyone. It is the first time I'm making so many planning decisions for so many people, so this trip is really quite a learning process for me. I've learnt so much about accommodation and making adjustments to everyones' needs. Generally its all about give and take and putting everyone's limitations into consideration. I just hope that everyone will enjoy this trip.
Although we didn't do too much in Philly but I think this rest will do everyone good. Its really nice to see everyone more relaxed and energized. Now I'm actually on the look out for a walking stick for my dad. I think that will help him in our travel and walk. I'm not saying that he'll need it for the rest of his life, but I just feel that it will help him because we are walking quite a bit now. What I don't want is for him to become over dependent on it. So if I do find one, I will try to make sure that he only uses it during this trip, after the trip I will keep it aside until our next outing. Well now I can only hope for the best for the rest of the trip. Good luck to us!!!
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