So it was home again to work over 4
th of July and write a few papers (are we seeing a pattern here?) and then off to Adam's home sweet home - Pennsylvania! We started in Philadelphia with his brother. Adam is above with his brother's cat. I made everyone take a picture in front of the Liberty Bell:-) We visited Independence Hall and some of the historic buildings around Philadelphia. One of the most interesting, and a bit strange was magic garden which was created by an independent artist over years with pieces of pottery, glass clay, wood etc. (http://www.phillymagicgardens.org/about/general-information) The mosaic took incredible patience and a little bit of insanity! From there we went to a
Phillies b-ball game. They didn't win but the stadium was packed! While we were there Adam's brother created a NINE course brunch for us which was delicious. He is a chef so had thought of some crazy wonderful creations like salmon and
bulgar wheat sushi, carrot sausage, french toast bread pudding with almonds and black cherries, toasted white chocolate, fruit with bee pollen and tarragon....I could go on but needless to say it was wonderful! Rob lives near the famous 'Rocky' steps and although we did not have time to go to the art museum, we walked around the outside and got a great view of I think Main St.
We took the train from Phillie and traveled to Hershey where Adam's parents live. We went to Chocolate World of course complete with singing
cows saying how sweet the milk is, we road rides at Hershey Park, walked around a butterfly house, visited with his family and spent some time at Hershey Hotel. I am not sure that I could ever afford to stay there but it was beautiful!
The view from Hershey Hotel!
From there we took Adam's parent's car to
Ithica, NY to attend a wedding of one of Adam's good friends from college. The drive was so pretty and reminded me a lot of Nashville with the rolling hills. Adams friends were so fun and welcoming and I had a great time seeing the campus where he studied and getting to visit some of the gorges that
Ithica is famous for. We enjoyed beautiful sunsets and stayed with Adam's friend Joey who is a southern boy who has been up north for the past 8 years. He made me feel right at home with his accent and we were able to run some of the trails while Adam was hanging out with the guys. They played
Wiffle Ball at the reception and Adam and I danced. I still love to dance!
So it was home again to work over 4th of July and write a few papers (are we seeing a pattern here?) and then off to Adam's home sweet home - Pennsylvania! We started in Philadelphia with his brother. Adam is above with his brother's cat. I made everyone take a picture in front of the Liberty Bell:-) We visited Independence Hall and some of the historic buildings around Philadelphia. One of the most interesting, and a bit strange was magic garden which was created by an independent artist over years with pieces of pottery, glass clay, wood etc. (http://www.phillymagicgardens.org/about/general-information) The mosaic took incredible patience and a little bit of insanity! From there we went to a Phillies b-ball game. They didn't win but the stadium was packed! While we were there Adam's brother created a NINE course brunch for us which was delicious. He is a chef so had thought of some crazy wonderful creations like salmon and bulgar wheat sushi, carrot sausage, french toast bread pudding with almonds and black cherries, toasted white chocolate, fruit with bee pollen and tarragon....I could go on but needless to say it was wonderful! Rob lives near the famous 'Rocky' steps and although we did not have time to go to the art museum, we walked around the outside and got a great view of I think Main St.
We took the train from Phillie and traveled to Hershey where Adam's parents live. We went to Chocolate World of course complete with singing cows saying how sweet the milk is, we road rides at Hershey Park, walked around a butterfly house, visited with his family and spent some time at Hershey Hotel. I am not sure that I could ever afford to stay there but it was beautiful!
The view from Hershey Hotel!
From there we took Adam's parent's car to Ithica, NY to attend a wedding of one of Adam's good friends from college. The drive was so pretty and reminded me a lot of Nashville with the rolling hills. Adams friends were so fun and welcoming and I had a great time seeing the campus where he studied and getting to visit some of the gorges that Ithica is famous for. We enjoyed beautiful sunsets and stayed with Adam's friend Joey who is a southern boy who has been up north for the past 8 years. He made me feel right at home with his accent and we were able to run some of the trails while Adam was hanging out with the guys. They played Wiffle Ball at the reception and Adam and I danced. I still love to dance!
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