Philadelphia is a great city! This is a beautifully detailed window at City Hall. We were in Philly today to visit Macy's. 
Part of their annual holiday display includes a walk-through version of 'A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens. Many of the figures are animated and recordings and signs provide the basic story. No photography allowed inside so we only were able to get the display board and a picture of one of the characters that walk around to add atmostphere from that time period.
At the end of the display you can go into a side room and visit with Santa. He liked the little red candy cane outfit Alex was dressed in. Santa put a couple fingers in his mouth and posed with him doing the same. Too cute!!
Then downstairs to see the holiday light show. Macy's does it every year. This time we missed the organist play music, but there was a recorded narration by Julie Andrews. It's 3 floors high and really sets a nice mood.
After Macy's, it was off to the Reading Terminal Market where there is a wonderful diversity of food and people. The Amish have their specialties along with many other merchants offering everything from meats and seafood to handmade crafts. Today, a jazz band was playing.
Part of their annual holiday display includes a walk-through version of 'A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens. Many of the figures are animated and recordings and signs provide the basic story. No photography allowed inside so we only were able to get the display board and a picture of one of the characters that walk around to add atmostphere from that time period. At the end of the display you can go into a side room and visit with Santa. He liked the little red candy cane outfit Alex was dressed in. Santa put a couple fingers in his mouth and posed with him doing the same. Too cute!! Then downstairs to see the holiday light show. Macy's does it every year. This time we missed the organist play music, but there was a recorded narration by Julie Andrews. It's 3 floors high and really sets a nice mood.
After Macy's, it was off to the Reading Terminal Market where there is a wonderful diversity of food and people. The Amish have their specialties along with many other merchants offering everything from meats and seafood to handmade crafts. Today, a jazz band was playing.
Fun facts about Reading Terminal:
It's the nation's oldest continuously operating farmers' market, established in 1892.
In 2003, Oprah Winfrey said Delilah's Mac and Cheese is the best in America.
Free high-speed WiFi service is now available to all visitors.
Scenes from some movies were filmed here. Witness, Blow Out, Trading Places, and National Treasure.
Ahh, I am so envious, it looks beautiful, I would love to visit!
ReplyDeleteYeah it does look really beautiful...
ReplyDeleteDo you have a soft creamy spread (for toast, posh bread rolls, etc...) called Philadelphia cheese?
It's like a cross between cheese and butter... you can make cheesecake filling with it aparently... really nice stuff...
just thought I'd ask a native of New England!
New Jersey/Philadelphia/New York are New England, right?
La Sapphire Fliteur, Of course like every other big city, Philly has it's share of problems, but the history is really terrific and there are alot of things to see and do. We're only 10-15 mins. from there, so much more manageable and enjoyable than NYC in alot of ways.
ReplyDeleteGledwood, Yes, Philadelphia Cream Cheese is a nice spreadable cheese that does make an awesome cheesecake filling! I use it on crackers, bagels, in dips, etc.
You should be able to get it there. Maybe by the company name of Kraft and either Philadelphia or Philly on the label? I am sure it's marketed outside of the states and I think it's in Britain.
No, I'm not a native of New England. New England consists of Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. New York, part of it anyway, I think is considered part of the Mid-Atlantic states, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Some consider Delaware and Maryland in the Mid-Atlantic states, others consider them part of the Southern states.
Mary,
ReplyDeleteYou always are doing such fun things and going such fun places! Kudos to you for enjoying life to it's fullest! Hugs, Dawn
Hi Dawn, We do try to get out and about as much as possible. This area is heavily populated so traffic is insane, eating out is always crowded, etc. but we've got alot of neat things going on around us that we try to see a bit of everything. The hustle and bustle is very obvious around the holidays here, but when the weather is better we have the Jersey shore towns and the Wharton State forest for more relaxing day trips.
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays, Mary