We'll be in Philly the weekend of March 24th...it would work best for me then (otherwise, probably won't make it...it's 4.5 hours from here). But that's just me...don't let me hold things up!
We'll be in Philly the weekend of March 24th...it would work best for me then (otherwise, probably won't make it...it's 4.5 hours from here). But that's just me...don't let me hold things up!
...I could pick you up on the way through... I probably drive faster than you do. :O)
start off in the art museum area, fairmount park and head to longwood gardens could be fun and then hit up a winery to picnic in chadsford to end the day!
while that would be fun, that would be a lot of time in the car, travelling (it's nearly 45 minutes out to longwood gardens)
also, march 24 is a sunday. reading terminal, the italian market, independence mall, and most other places are going to be fairly quiet until after church lets out, and some might not even be open until noon.
i would suggest picking three main areas in relative proximity to each other, say something like
center city - 9 until 11:15
manayunk - 11:30 - 2:30 (including time for lunch)
fairmount park - 2:45 - 4:30
if i was doing this on a saturday, i'd start with the italian market and work my way up to center city, then do the above, looking to be somewhere decent for a skyline dusk shot (sunset is 7:17), some dinner, followed by some vibrant night shooting.
or
manayunk - 9 until 10
fairmount park - 10 until 12
reading terminal - lunch until 1:30
center city - 2 until 4:30
on a sunday, you just can't go as long...
i suggest manayunk because it is compact, picturesque, and has a wide range of architectures, shops, and people (i lived there for a year and couldn't get enough of it then, let alone now).
i would completely avoid the zoo, unless the renovations are complete.
and, as alternative to "center city", maybe jmlelii or banmorn might be willing to lead us through some of their favorite walks ;-)
I really don't want to be driving around the city either. Parking can add up pretty quickly. I was hoping for something I could take the train over to and walk from there. Skips plan would work for me if I can carpool with someone once I take the train in.
I'm probably aiming towards April. March tends to bring snow storms still and is still rather cool in the city. I'll pick a date closer to the end of this month.
I'm probably aiming towards April. March tends to bring snow storms still and is still rather cool in the city. I'll pick a date closer to the end of this month.
Please consider end of April, because I won't be available beginning of April. But please don't let my schedule hold up the group!
I'm probably aiming towards April. March tends to bring snow storms still and is still rather cool in the city. I'll pick a date closer to the end of this month.
i'll probably have to catch philly another time :( i'm booked solid from mid-april through mid-may.
@vawendy the pen is not too far off from fairmount park and could be an interesting substitute for some of the center city time.
