n English gardener, who takes a lot of photos, visits many places, listens to lots of music, reads a lot of books, who has wandered the earth but is currently dug in in Sacramento, California. On this blog: gardening and wildlife. Life in Northern California, and an archive of postings from Long Island's southern shore, amid the wetlands... restoring house and garden. And the most beautiful sunrises...
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Philadelphia
A short trip to Philadelphia; a lunchtime walk to the Museum of Art (the steps from the Rocky movies). The statue of Rocky is now positioned at the bottom-left of the stairs. The view from the top, back across the city, through the fountains, is classic.
First visit to Philadelphia: I liked the town, it felt like downtown Sacramento, but on the east coast: wide streets, city centre not huge, high buildings not quite skyscrapers but still impressive. The outskirts of the city are industrial, some huge refineries; barges in the river.
I didn't see the Liberty Bell, but someone told me it's still there and it's still cracked.
Lots of huge, beautiful murals.
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