Got So Far To Go

I am soo behind on posts. It's really bad. So much has happened. Ok let's see if I can sum this up...

After Richmond we went to Philadelphia, which was great. The building was by the subway and it was a short trip into the downtown area. While in Philly I:

-Went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art which is HUGE and has a great collection

-Saw the Eastern State Penitentiary which is basically an old castle in the middle of the city

-Bought some new clothes, including pants that are 32/34, my target pant size! (YAY for completing a new year's resolution already!)

-Ate some amazing food at a place called Monk's Cafe and Continental Midtown

-Discovered the Reading Terminal Market which is a huge indoor market with fresh produce and shops and booths with all kinds of food and things to buy. Basically it's where I would be every day if I lived in Philly.

-Saw the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall

What I did NOT do in Philly:

-Eat a philly cheesesteak

After Philly, LaRena and I took an early (very early) bus into Manhattan. I stopped by Astoria to drop my stuff off at Anna's apartment, then I went back into Manhattan. So far in NYC I have:

-Gone to FAO Schwartz and saw the big piano

-Gone shopping, including Fossil, Forever 21, Lord and Taylor, and Macy's

-Saw Anything Goes and Once the musical. Anything Goes was very good (love me some Sutton Foster), but Once was AMAZING. Everyone should go see this show. Also two Geneseo alum are in it so I stayed and chatted with them briefly afterwards.

-Ate delicious food

-Meet up with good friends

-Got lost trying to get back to Newark, which is one of the dirtiest cities I've been to

-Saw Karla perform in her off-broadway debut, which included playing two roles at once.

-Make german chocolate cupcakes

What I have not yet done in NYC is a list too long to put here, and thankfully I still have two and a half more weeks to try and accomplish as much as I can. Tomorrow we open in East Rutherford, and then Sunday after the last show I'm going home for a couple days, which I am very excited for :) This post will have to do for now, but I have more to write and pictures to come soon.

Edit: Pictures are here!

You get subway tokens to ride the subway in Philly

The view of City Hall when you get off the subway

Passage to street level

View of City Hall from the outside. Stunning.

Art sculpture outside the school

Reading Terminal Market, one of my favorite places in Philly

Meat!

Seafood!

CHEESE!

So much fresh produce!!!

Back of Independence Hall

The Liberty Bell!

Front of Independence Hall

Room where all the big-wigs met to discuss the Declaration of Independence and sign it

Blueberry muffins with feta and thyme, my own invention :)

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Fountain on the walk to the museum

View of Philly from the museum steps

Rocky statue!

Eastern State Penitentiary

Billy enjoying a twizzler from our HUGE martini shaker!

My delicious sandwich from The Continential in Philly. An AWESOME restaurant!