Sitting on your duff for 9 hours in a car gets you here

This past weekend (plus a few necessary vacation days) I was fortunate enough to be a part of a road trip to Philadelphia. On several occasions we were asked by the locals "WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU CHOOSE PA OF ALL THE OTHER AVAILABLE US STATES?!" - and for that reason alone, I present to you why we chose Philadelphia:

CHEESESTEAKS!

DORITOS LOCOS FROM AN AMERICAN TACO BELL 

(clearly Taco Bell Canada has something against their customers having intense and memorably culinary experiences?!)

All of the necessary sights were seen 

(please note the bachelorette party w/ the huge inflatable penis underneath Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture - do 'em proud, ladies!)

My favourite part of the trip was our visit to The Eastern State Penitentiary, and the most interesting portion of the abandoned prison was Judith Scaechter's stained-glass window  

There was a great guided tour of the prison (I'm slightly disappointed they were all out of audio tours that were narrated by Steve Buscemi)

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There was more food than I knew what to with in this place

When in Philly, see a drag queen show or two...

"My donation will help the National Park Service protect and preserve the Liberty Bell, support educational programs, and improve visitor services"

Don't go wasting my money, ok?!

Meeting The Phillie Phanatic is one of my top 10 goals in life - finding an artist's rendition of the guy is pretty close if you ask me!

CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MANY EPISODES OF JERRY SPRINGER MUST BE IN THIS BUILDING?!?!?!

There were plenty of hustlers hawking their wares on the steps leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art (aka ROCKY STEPS) - their office has a pretty sweet view!

Saw some famous people...whatever!

Shame on you, TTC!

Fun fact: The Museum of Art was too rich for our blood, so instead we frequented the gift shop.

GOT ME A SALVADOR DALI "LOBSTER TELEPHONE" HOLOGRAM POSTCARD, Y'ALL!!!