Philadelphia - again
Hi Chaps and Chapesses, - ok just Chap then, still in the singular I see and male this time. Well, Hello!
Whilst we have the luxury of Nigel and Fiona's home computer we thought we would treat you to another blog. You may see this as overkill, but I assure you that there will be long silences to follow, (promises! promises!), so lets make hay, hey? Speaking of which, the weather here today was 71F with lots of sunshine. People were actually stripping off and sunbathing in Fairmount Park (Philly's answer to Central Park). Philly is big and spectacular with lots of skyscrapers, museums, grand statues, plaques, waterfalls, very wide 'sidewalks' and touristy. The main fountain in the centre of the city had pink water sprouting forth which was eye-catching to say the least. As dusk fell we noticed that the towers on some of the very tall buildings had pink tops via pink lighting (presumably), and then, come to think of it, there had been alot of pink in evidence throughtout the city that day! We learnt from our hosts via a casual remark over dinner that evening that it was Breast Cancer Awareness Day weekend?)in Philly right now. This explained alot! By tomorrow, Monday, the fountain will no longer be pink! Not too late for us though - we have the photo of a pink fountain 'cos we believed this was some strange phenomena; now we know otherwise!
Its hard to believe that this time last week we were in Bury St Edmunds...was that really only a week ago. The three day spell in New York (which we both loved incidentally), seems to have created the illusion of an oasis of time in the interim - no doubt due to its rauncy and fast pace of living. Philly whist Proud and Grand is calmer and slower which is great by way of contrast.
Good night! This blog has made me sleepy. No doubt this will have a similar effect on you...I do hope you are not reading this at work!
Whilst we have the luxury of Nigel and Fiona's home computer we thought we would treat you to another blog. You may see this as overkill, but I assure you that there will be long silences to follow, (promises! promises!), so lets make hay, hey? Speaking of which, the weather here today was 71F with lots of sunshine. People were actually stripping off and sunbathing in Fairmount Park (Philly's answer to Central Park). Philly is big and spectacular with lots of skyscrapers, museums, grand statues, plaques, waterfalls, very wide 'sidewalks' and touristy. The main fountain in the centre of the city had pink water sprouting forth which was eye-catching to say the least. As dusk fell we noticed that the towers on some of the very tall buildings had pink tops via pink lighting (presumably), and then, come to think of it, there had been alot of pink in evidence throughtout the city that day! We learnt from our hosts via a casual remark over dinner that evening that it was Breast Cancer Awareness Day weekend?)in Philly right now. This explained alot! By tomorrow, Monday, the fountain will no longer be pink! Not too late for us though - we have the photo of a pink fountain 'cos we believed this was some strange phenomena; now we know otherwise!
Its hard to believe that this time last week we were in Bury St Edmunds...was that really only a week ago. The three day spell in New York (which we both loved incidentally), seems to have created the illusion of an oasis of time in the interim - no doubt due to its rauncy and fast pace of living. Philly whist Proud and Grand is calmer and slower which is great by way of contrast.
Good night! This blog has made me sleepy. No doubt this will have a similar effect on you...I do hope you are not reading this at work!
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