Today was very cold, windy and rainy. It didn't get above 48 degrees all day. Needless to say, we tried to stay out as little as possible.
We made it to the Italian Market on 9th Street a little bit before 9AM. It was pretty cool. We got to see the vendors pulling out their produce and meats and start to set up shop for the day. According to the Frommer's guide, the Italian Market was also part of Rocky's infamous run through Philadelphia in the movie. We walked around there for a bit checking out the shops and everything. I couldn't resist taking pictures of the fish, I love how Red Snappers look.
We made it to the Italian Market on 9th Street a little bit before 9AM. It was pretty cool. We got to see the vendors pulling out their produce and meats and start to set up shop for the day. According to the Frommer's guide, the Italian Market was also part of Rocky's infamous run through Philadelphia in the movie. We walked around there for a bit checking out the shops and everything. I couldn't resist taking pictures of the fish, I love how Red Snappers look. 
After that we made our way over to the Liberty Bell Center and saw the Liberty Bell. We got there pretty soon after they opened, so we lucked out and didn't have to deal with a line or crowd or anything. We originally planned on taking a tour around Independence Hall, but made an executive decision to skip it. The rain and cold plus a lot of school children made the decision an easy one. The Bell was the main thing we wanted to see. We ended up just eating lunch at and walking around the Bourse while we tried to dry off and warm up a bit. We spent a bit of time in the hotel today resting up and trying to get ready for NYC. We did go out for dinner in Chinatown again. Tonight we went to a restaurant called Vietnam. It was fantastic! We had a nice bottle of wine and Andy had a chicken curry and I had lime chicken. Very tasty, much better than the food we had at Joy Tsin Lau. Great service too.
Today was just kind of a miserable day with the unrelenting rain. Not too bummed about it though, we did make it to the stops and attractions we *really* wanted to see. I pretty much packed our itineraries for both cities so I wouldn't feel bad if we decided to cross a few things here and there off the list. We're leaving 9AM in the morning to head to NYC. Wish us luck!
Today was just kind of a miserable day with the unrelenting rain. Not too bummed about it though, we did make it to the stops and attractions we *really* wanted to see. I pretty much packed our itineraries for both cities so I wouldn't feel bad if we decided to cross a few things here and there off the list. We're leaving 9AM in the morning to head to NYC. Wish us luck!
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