philadelphia, we love you

i can't believe it's already a new week. we're super sad that yangkyu's vacation is over. the days literally went swoosh! but we're happy that we got to tuck away a few more memories. 

last week, we packed up our little hatchback and took 3-hour road trip to philadelphia. the theme last week was staycation and while philadelphia isn't exactly in our neck of the woods, we still counted it as a staycation. 

we have both been to philadelphia on numerous occasions but yangkyu never really got to tour. i did as a little girl scout. i have faint memories of taking the bus with my troop and seeing the liberty bell, the rocky steps and sleeping over night in a museum {maybe it was the franklin institute?} and playing inside a replica of a human heart. crazy. 

this time we spent time in philadelphia together with piri and it was loads of fun {and blazing hot!}

 ^^^ always awed by pieces of history. this is the independence hall. it's the location where the declaration of independence and the constitution were debated and signed. ^^^

 ^^^ i loved these lanterns that guided our way to the philadelphia museum of art. ^^^

 ^^^ have you seen the movie rocky balboa? well, there is a scene where rocky is training and he climbs the steps up to the philadelphia museum of art, better known as "rocky steps", with his adopted dog, punchy -- a senior dog who he thought still had some spunk in him. after they climb up the steps, rocky lifts him up and it's like the sweetest thing ever. there is a clip of it here {at the 2:08 mark} or you can see a picture if you prefer.^^^

 ^^^ and naturally, yangkyu and piri recreated the scene. ^^^ 

^^^ even down to the last scene. these two make me smile. sorry there piri. your legs ended up looking a little odd. ^^^

^^^ love park. the fountain water was literally green and we couldn't figure out why. yangkyu said maybe to match the red of the "love" sign? hmmm.^^^

^^^ it was so cool by the water. this dude got to cool down and made a lot of heads turn. with his shoes, of course. ^^^

^^^ our last stop before heading home. we tried geno's {we kinda regret not trying out pat's which was literally across the street}. ^^^

^^^ bam. the most delicious cheesesteak sandwich. ever. ^^^

we have been meaning to take a day trip to philadelphia and glad we finally did. it was so much fun. life is good. really good. 

we hope you enjoyed your weekend! hope you have a fantastic week ahead!