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List of places I went on my vacation: (more for myself than anyone else’s benefit.)

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.