Philadelphia Ho!

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I've been in Philly since last Friday, and will be here 'til Saturday morning.

Between big work job, I made it to the Flower Show while it was going on (am staying at the hotel connected to the convention center, so getting to the flower show took wandering across the third floor bridge). Saw an awesome product called the Vertical Garden (you can see it here http://www.theverticalgarden.com/.).

Our social event was held at the museum of art, and the Frieda Kahlo exhibit was open for us to wander through (as well as a couple of the regular wings only one of which I was awake enough to enjoy). I've never really studied her art, but she had an amazing, if fairly dark voice. The paintings that struggled with her fertility issues and miscarriage and her deteriorating body are some of her strongest (if most disturbing) work. Her self portraits are amazing, and really do reflect her life. Her still lifes were fairly boring, if technically lovely (bowl of fruit, flowers, etc.). I loved the self portrait of the two Friedas holding hands and sitting side by side, exposed hearts connecting them – one end begins with a miniature picture of her husband (with whom she had a rocky relationship) and it crawls up one arm into one heart, through the other heart, and down the other arm to leak out onto her skirt, her life-blood spilling away drop by drop. Beautiful imagery, but disturbing.

So yeah, lovely museum. Haven't really seen much else of Philadelphia this trip.

Since we are across the street from the terminal market, lunch has become a pleasure. Today I ate at one of the Amish-operated counters (yummy!). Tomorrow, perhaps crepes?

Comments

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Oh, I miss Philly. Isn't the flower show amazing? If you get a chance, get a cheesesteak and freedom fries at Geno's on South 9th. (I like Geno's better than Pat's, but there's guys that'll argue.) But just about anything you can find to do in Philly is fun. (Go a little further north to 600 Broad St and that's where I used to work - hee!)

Ya gotta do Independence Hall. If ya had more time, I'd take ya to Lahaska, Peddler's Village and New Hope (my old stompin' ground - Buck's County)

Ahhh, enjoy your stay there!