10/26/2011 - DAY ONE
- Got the 1st rental car - a red Ford Escape
- Pat’s Steaks
- Gino’s Steaks
- Yardley, PA to get brownies from Kramer’s Bakery
- Trenton NJ to Lambertville NJ
- New Hope, PA and went out for a walk
- Love Saves the Day (LSD)
- Teardrop Memories in New Hope (Memento Mori antique store)
- Farley’s Bookstore
- My aunt’s house in Yardley for a home-cooked Filipino meal.
10/27/2011 - DAY TWO
- Returned the 1st rental for the week long - a white Jeep Liberty.
- Philadelphia Museum of Art. To put our fists up in the air like Rocky.
- Falafel Falafel Falafel - I love Philly for their street-karts.
- I got a kick ass umbrella with skulls.
- Liberty Bell (still old and broken and black).
- waited in line to go to Independence Hall and waited in the rain for 30 min until we realized we needed tickets.
- Then we decided to got to Atlantic City, NJ.
- Before that, a pit stop at Tony Lukes franchise, which was meh.
- Stopped by a WaWa for a pit stop.
- Atlantic CIty!
- Went to Trump Towers
- Went to Ballys (which turned into a creepy western version of Paris)
- Went to Caesar’s Palace.
- Went to Tropicana via the ghetto.
- And then massive rain.
- Stayed the night at my aunt’s house.
10/28/2011 - DAY THREE
- Went to Trenton, NJ to ride the NJ Transit to New York.
- Took a cab to Katz’s Deli
- At wondrous pastrami sandwiches in a park.
- Wandered around East Village.
- Went to Sushi place that kicked us out because I only ordered tea.
- Shopped along Ave A.
- Went to Obscura (which was closed)
- Walked about 3-4 miles down Broadway
- Went to Occupy Wall Street and wandered around.
- Went to Ground Zero.
- Wandered around So Ho
- Took the subway in SoHo on 8th street and Canal & by kismet go to Penn Station.
- Took the train back to New Jersey.
- Got lost trying to find 5 mile Woods in Yardley.
- Went home and stayed at my aunt’s house.
10/29/2011 - DAY FOUR
- Slept in till 10am.
- Went to have epic breakfast at Great American Diner.
- SNOW!! Snowball fight!! Tibbet’s first snow!
- Went to Oxford Valley Mall to get my aunt a gift.
- Went back to house to fight crime and pack for Sharon & Rob’s house.
- Drove in the snow to Philly in the snow before nightfall.
- YAY Sharon who lives on Cedar St in Philly. :)
- She took us for carne asada burritos at Loco Pez.
- Then drinks at the Memphis Taproom, where we drank the best fucking beer ever.
- Went back to the house to see Tilly the 3 legged cat, Kippin - the view askew cat, Marcellus Wallace - the man cat, Bibbi the cat that lives in Sharon’s closet, and Della - that cat that hates everyone (but Sharon).
10/30/2011 - DAY FIVE
- Woke up and had breakfast at Sulimay’s Resturant - best damn scrapple I’ve had EVER.
- Went to a farmer’s market in Olde Town Philly, where I bought tea and mulling spices. Rob bought fresh goat’s cheese encrusted in pepper, fresh bread, and Sharon got a bucketful of asian pears.
- Rob went to a Bike Festival and Sharon wanted to go to H&M. We stopped by Buffalo Exchange where I got the most perfect 28$ INC pea-coat.
- Sharon & Rob took us to Di Bruno Brothers - the most wonderful market ever.
- We went back to Sharon & Rob’s house to chill.
- Around 8pm we went to Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary.
- Tibbets got me an Eastern State Penitentiary zombie cop bear! His brain can come out.
- Afterwards we went to the London Grill for hot toddy’s and beer.
- For food we went to PYT (Pretty Young Thing) for the best goddamned burgers - I had a pistachio encrusted lamb burger with an adult pumpkin milkshake.
- We went to retire at Sharon & Rob’s.
10/31/2011 HALLOWEEN!! (DAY FIVE)
- Woke up. Sharon decided to not accompany us and meet at the ESP.
- We had breakfast at Caffinnated - it was ok. Nothing special.
- Went to the Mutter Museum. I got a lithograph of the siamese twins that says “Till Death To Us Part”.
- Then went to Eastern State Penitentiary for the day tour.
- Cell block 14 still gives me the creeps.
- Sharon stayed in and we met her and Rob for dinner.
- Went to Han Dynasty (Handy Nasty) and i wore a panda suit.
- I had rabbit!! Food was amazing.
- Then Rob took us out for ice cream and Tibbets and I shared a Franklin Mint.
- Sharon and Rob graciously offered us to stay, but I had luggage at my aunt’s so we headed back to Yardley.
- Slept back at my Aunt’s.
01/01/11 - DAY SIX
- Woke up. Headed to WaWa for some hot turkey shorties and a shit ton of tasty cakes.
- Ate brunch at Afton Pond and fed fat unbelievably brave geese.
- Went to McCafferty’s where Tibbets got me a Pennsbury High School Bear!
- Went to Gray Nun’s Motherhouse & D’Youville Manor (used to work there)
- Passed by Quarry Hill Elementary & Afton Elementary
- Went to Newtown
- Went to Fairless Hills to Pennsbury High School. Got lost doing this.
- Met an angry Hall Monitor
- Then we at at Lee’s Hoagie House.
- Filled up the tank and took the Jeep back to the airport.
- Flew back libated and happy to be back in Orlando.