Philly For Fifteen Minutes
Over the Labor Day weekend, we flew cross country to visit with our friends/travel buddies. We were planning on visiting them when they were living in Kentucky, because I was eager to see the state. But that did not happen and they moved back to New Jersey before we can even plan on visiting them. Then, the 2020 happened and now in 2022, they found themselves with 2 new girls, our pseudo-nieces. These adorable kids compelled us to find time to finally make the visit.
While a short Labor Day weekend trip was not ideal, we had to make do with what our tight schedule could allow. And so we flew via Spirit from Oakland Airport to Philadelphia. This would be my first time flying Spirit, the budget friendly airline, but my experience was all positive.
The minute we were cruising at the ideal elevation, I started my vacation and ordered some drinks and then enjoyed the views from my window seat. This was not a full flight and every row only has 2 people, leaving the middle seat empty. Something about keeping the plane in balance or something.
This trip was not meant for sightseeing, just visiting friends who over the years have become family. It's funny sometimes how life turns out. This couple we met on our first cruise to the Mediterranean, and our first encounter with them was touring Cairo (one of the ports in that cruise). Since then, we have cruised with them a few times and have become really close. So, this visit was really wonderful reconnection and meeting the parents and their new daughters.
However, we found a couple of hours to drive to Philly, which is 30 minutes away from their home in New Jesey. I still cannot get over how close the states are on this side fo the country, and how different the landscape is. So very green and fresh looking. They asked me what I want to see and I said I wanted to see the Liberty Bell, that is all. Besides that is all we have time for. This was all look and see and then go home.
Arrived in Philly at 9 pm and found the roads very friendly.
These last two are from New Jersey. We were bbq-ing in the yard and I took these photos.
As expected, this brief encounter with Philly only whetted my appetite to see more of her sights. I'm going to put her back in my list.
This trip was not meant for sightseeing, just visiting friends who over the years have become family. It's funny sometimes how life turns out. This couple we met on our first cruise to the Mediterranean, and our first encounter with them was touring Cairo (one of the ports in that cruise). Since then, we have cruised with them a few times and have become really close. So, this visit was really wonderful reconnection and meeting the parents and their new daughters.
However, we found a couple of hours to drive to Philly, which is 30 minutes away from their home in New Jesey. I still cannot get over how close the states are on this side fo the country, and how different the landscape is. So very green and fresh looking. They asked me what I want to see and I said I wanted to see the Liberty Bell, that is all. Besides that is all we have time for. This was all look and see and then go home.
Arrived in Philly at 9 pm and found the roads very friendly.
These last two are from New Jersey. We were bbq-ing in the yard and I took these photos.
As expected, this brief encounter with Philly only whetted my appetite to see more of her sights. I'm going to put her back in my list.
You've got some beautiful photos of a place I haven't had a chance to visit. I'm glad you were able to connect with your friends even if only briefly. It's good news that you had a positive experience with the budget airline.
ReplyDeleteVery nice tour of Philadelphia. That home has a lot of grass to mow, at east until the first hard freeze.
ReplyDelete...Philadelphia is a city that I've never visited. Thanks for showing me around.
ReplyDeleteLove that beautiful sky in the second to last photo. I used to fly into Philly regularly (my company was based in NJ). It is indeed a beautiful area, and so different from the western US!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful photos
ReplyDeleteI absolutely enjoyed your cyber trip to Philadelphia and New Jersey photographs. On a short trip you took wonderful photographs from the airplane, then the shot of the Liberty Bell a second goal after seeing your travel buddies and nieces and what a sunset you all encountered. What a lovely quick flight to make more memories.
ReplyDeleteGreat series of photos of Philadelphia ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka(A Creative Harbor)
Such a lovely tour of Philly it must have been! We had been there in 2012 to visit our friends who are like family as well, and your pictures brought back the good times that we shared with our friends. Wishing you more trips and more such wonderful times in the coming days.
ReplyDeleteHappy Skywatching and wish you a lovely weekend too!
Esha
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