Long Weekend in Philly

Friends,

Life has been moving a little slower since I left you in New York City. What an awesome rush that was! I've spent the last several days in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area. This has been cool because though I've been in central and western PA at length this year, I haven't spent much time in Philly until now.

This weekend was great as my dad was able to fly into town to spend Memorial Day with me. One of the cool perks of his job as a commercial pilot is he can "jumpseat" (Jumpseat = pilot-speak for free ride) fairly easily, so he hitchhiked an outbound flight from Louisville to Philly and I picked him up Saturday morning. We stayed downtown, right around the corner from the William Penn building on Juniper St. This allowed us to walk everywhere; we saw Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the Battleship New Jersey on the Delaware River. The best stop of the weekend by far, though, was Geno's Steaks in South Philly. As you guys know, Philly is known for cheesesteaks, but there are two places in particular that are the best: Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's Steaks, two places that are across the street from each other and have had a rivalry for years! My dad and I got steaks (with provolone, not "whiz" like the locals) and both of us agreed they were as good as billed! All in all, it was a great weekend. It's awesome that I get to see loved ones while traveling for work!

Tonight I'm in Atlantic City, along the Jersey shore. My hotel has a nice view of the strip as you can see in the picture above. It's a little hazy here, but you get the idea. I don't know if I'll do any gambling tonight, but as luck would have it, a college buddy of mine, Colin, is meeting up with me later since he's in the area this week, too! If we didn't both have work to do tomorrow, we'd probably have a LOT of fun giving our money to the casinos!

Anyway, hopefully you all had nice long weekends and are in good health. Thanks for reading.

On the road,

Matt