Philly: Reflections

We spent last weekend in Philadelphia, a city that is clean, quiet but vibrant, cultured and historical, very walkable and all-around delightful. I had some general ideas for things we could do, but a lot of the time we were just walking around, exploring neighborhoods and drooling over the reasonably-priced real estate.

After dinner on Saturday, neither of us was quite ready to head back to the hotel and it was a beautiful night so we walked a bit and ended up outside of City Hall in Dillworth Plaza. The fountains had been turned off for the night, leaving shallow pools of still water on the ground. I immediately became obsessed with the reflections that were being formed of the surrounding buildings, and could have stayed there forever taking pictures if our early wake-up time hadn't eventually caught up with me.

I was equally excited when we crossed the plaza again in the morning and discovered that the fountains were off again, making for a whole new round of necessary photos. The City Hall building itself is so incredibly beautiful (and huge!) that I could sit and stare at it for days, so having what seems like two identical City Halls will never be a bad thing. Don't tell New York, but Philly is quickly becoming one of my favorite cities.