Life is in the Details

photos from our trip - Legoland (Part 2)

I just uploaded many of my favorite photos from our Orlando trip to Flickr so if you are interested in viewing the Orlando trip album click here.

Our worst dining experience was at Emeril's (read more food-related notes from our trip here):

We had a fantastic experience here about 10 years ago and I couldn't wait to go back and see if they had the same truffled potato soup (they didn't). Everything was dripping with grease or butter. Ick!

This wasn't a pizza or flatbread it was a truffle/mushroom puff pastry. Not what I consider good eats. This was very disappointing. The kids will never ever go back there and they said it was the worst food they've ever had (and they only had mac-and-cheese and I don't think they've ever met a mac-and-cheese they didn't like, even at fancy schmancy restaurants... that is, until now.)

After dinner at Emeril's we went to see the Blue Man Group and it more than made up for the Emeril debacle. The show was inventive and clever and hilarious (photos from the actual Blue Man Group Universal Resort site).

Legoland was our third theme park and it was so cool! I should preface this by letting you know that I absolutely love seeing Lego creations of all kinds!! Remember when we went to Brickfair?

Practically everything here is made with Legos!!! Awesome! What amazingly cool Lego scultpures they had! The one at the entrance shown above actually squirts water out through the hose. FUN!

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Ryan loved the racetrack with moving parts, pit crews, and all!

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A life-sized car made out of Legos greeted us as we went to Driving School (the kid's favorite part of Legoland in addition to the TestTrack area where they spent over an hour creating their own small cars and racing them down ramps against other kid-made cars.)

About 20 kids get to DRIVE around in small cars that really move around a city street complete with turns, merges, stop signs, traffic signals, and crazy drivers (there was one kid that had curb-crashing tendencies... he was also the one that didn't obey one traffic sign... he went rouge right from the start).

More from the Miniland area... Paris:

Building cars at the TestTrack to race on the ramps, playing with aerodynamics, car stability, car durability (because there are often collisions on the drop down):

There were plenty of rides too:

 

The ticker sign reminded me of times when our Gator football still rocked!

I think we will likely go to this again next time we're in Orlando if the kids are still into constructing things as there was a Lego robot class that I would have wanted to sign them up for but I think the minimum age was 8 for that (so close for Ryan) but when we asked late in the afternoon the classes had already ended. I think there was another class that was similar to this so those two classes would be interesting to try.

The park opened had only been opened a month, as they opened in October 2011, and for only being open for a short time I think they had an excellent opening and there aren't many kinks to work out at all. One part of the Imagaination area wasn't opened yet, which would be nice to visit in the future. I don't think Legoland had a fast pass type system  in place at this point for the rides and could see that being very usefull in the future. All in all, an enjoyable visit and something I so happy that we decided to include in our trip!

Photos from our trip to Orlando, Florida (Part 1)

We started our trip to Orlando with a round of miniature golf. The weather was beautiful (cooler than we expected which is always good for Mike when journeying to FL)!!

Right next door was Cafe Tu Tu Tango so we headed there for dinner.

What a unique place full of visual delights!! All of the decorations in the restaurant were created by local artists so there were tons of paintings to gaze at while we were dining in so many different styles. It was a museum unto itself!! 

Local artists are even there selling their wares and there was a painter doing live painting right there!! SO srtinkin' cool!

The pizzas are even served on platters that look like painters palettes. The food was good too!! I had a winter squash pizza that so yummy that I was more than happy to have leftovers the next night. Getting a suite is the only way to go as far as I'm concerned when you're traveling with kids.

We stayed off-site at Floridays Resort (which didn't feel like a resort but more like a timeshare. When I think resort I think of decadence and feeling pampered and I didn't feel either, though I did feel like we got a good value. This was an incredibly affordable option (especially when you consider the on-site Disney properties that we looked at - yikes!! Thousands of dollars for 4 people to be sleeping within arms reach of each other. Ummm, no.). Two bedrooms, a kitchen, seperate bathrooms, a living room, and terrace were where it's at for us. Floridays was about 15-20 minutes away from the Orlando theme parks that we wanted to go to. The only exception to this was Legoland. Legoland is 45-50 minutes away from Orlando, which we didn't know about until we got there (we didn't check) but it was all good. Just know that if you're planning on visiting Legoland that you need to figure in 90-120 minutes of travel time depending on traffic. It was much quicker to get to the park in the morning. It was in the evening that we hit some traffic going back to Orlando.

I discovered (or confirmed) on this trip that bright colors and whimsical designs make me so happy. They really lift my spirits and I can't help but smile when I'm around the wonderful zaniness that is Dr. Suess and all those whirls and swirls, and TRUFFALA TREES!

How much fun is this?!

The frosty cold butterbeer in Hogmeade's was REALLY good!! You can get frosty/icee or regular and I highly recommend the icee one.

The Harry Potter area of Islands of Adventure was the most disappointing to me of the 5 theme parks that we visited (full disclosure though, I am a non ride-loving person who was also with one child that is also of that same variety - oh we like simple, calm rides like the Suess ride through the Dr. Seuss area but rollercoaster and vomit-inducing spinning things are not our thing). I wanted Hogsmeade to be more built up and have all of the stores be actual stores that you could go into rather than be merely storefronts. I would have liked to have the castle be more interactive so that you could see what the various rooms looked like that you hear so much about in the books. The castle ride may have shown some more of that but there was no way I was going on that and Ryan concurred. Mike and Jessica went on the castle ride and enjoyed it. We went through the castle tour part and then split off and exited before the ride part started

I think this is the only photo that we have at Hollywood Studios which was much more fun than we expected. I thought I would like this park the least so maybe it has something to do with having no expectations. Jessi absolutely had to go see the American Idol Experience, something we would not have thought to do if she wasn't so insistent and it so enjoyable and well-done! We are so happy that we did this. She wanted to audition but you need to be older to be able to do so. The three contestants all had such great voices. The one in particular that we all voted for ended up winning. He not only had a great voice but he had stage presence, a great song, and seemed to be enjoying himself up there! One girl up there was only 16! What courage it takes to do that! I don't think I would be able to (but that may be because I know what voice I have! LOL!)

Updated to add: It helps if I include the one photo from Hollywood Studios that I just referred to, no?

I had left our camera in the backpack in the lockers and so we had another family take this with one of our iPhones.

More photos to come!

Eating Vegetarian at the Orlando Theme Parks

I spent hours on the computer before our trip to Orlando checking to see which places would be vegetarian-friendly for Jessi and I and here are a peek at my notes:

Disney Reservations Center (407) 939-3463 - call to book and make dietary requests

ANIMAL KINGDOM  - LODGE

• Jambo House - Boma - dinner - buffet - lots of veg options - veg skewers,  soups
• Jambo House - ***Jiko - African -  no t-shirts or tanks; jean are okay - collared shirts/polos - dress nicer here - separate veg menu!!  (THIS WAS THE BEST MEAL THAT I HAD WHILE AWAY and will DEFINITELY go back there next time we visit the parks. Mike's filet was great too so it pleases omnivores and vegetarian's alike... and the kids loved their mac-and-cheese too!)
• Kidani Village -  Sanaa - African/Indian - lunch/dinner - veg options but also has angus burger w/greens, tomato, and raita (lunch), NY Strip & Beef Short Ribs

ANIMAL KINGDOM  - PARK

• Tusker House - lunch/dinner - http://allears.net/menu/menu_tus.htm - Buffet (Spiced Tandoori Tofu) - Great buffet that we'd also definitely go back to next time we visit Animal Kingdom, lots of yummy vegetarian issues and I enjoyed the Tandoori Tofu a lot! They have a kids part of the buffet that is not as high as the rest of it so it was really easy and fun for the kids to serve themselves (Ryan kept going back again and again, loving the independence).
• Rainforest Cafe - breakfast/lunch/dinner - veg burger, portobello burger 
  
• Counter service - Dinoland - Restaurantasaurus - Veg sub

EPCOT

We visited during the food & wine festival so there were dozens of additional food stands and we were so full that we ended up not eating at Via Napoli as planned. 

• Land Pavilion - Garden Grill menu
• Japan - Teppan Edo 
• Italy - Via Napoli - lunch/dinner
• Mexico - La Hacienda de San Angel menu - the kids had cheese empanadas for the first time and are hooked. Now they want me to make these for them for our weekly Mexican night. I'm going to need to find a good recipe for them (preferably baked, not deep-fried... I can't, in good conscience, serve them something deep-fried. It's not in my make-up).
• Morocco - Marrakesh - lunch/dinner  - roasted veg couscous, goat cheese w/crispy bread
• United Kingdom - Rose & Crown - lunch/dinner (if you have a really late dinner from here you can see Iluminations) - Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
• Counter service
• Morocco - Tangerine Cafe
• The Land - FutureWorld - Sunshine Seasons

UNIVERSAL CITYWALK

• Emerils menu -  Note: This was our worst meal while away. Easily. Mike and I had been here ~10 years ago and I had one of the best soups ever but I felt like we were trying to be killed with butter and cream here. ICK! And I wasn't the most vocal about it. I enjoyed mine the most. The kids though the mac-and-cheese was disgusting and Mike's pizza was inedible. My truffled pizza was oozing butter. Pizza? Ouzzing butter? That's just wrong.
• Bob Marley (Jamaican) menu
• Pastamore (Italian) menu
• Latin Quarter menu - veg paella, quac, black bean soup, salad, 

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

• New York Street - Mama Melrose's - lunch/dinner | kids menu
• Hollywood Blvd - Brown Derby - dinner menu - Noodle Bowl
• Echo Lake Area
• 50s Prime Time Cafe menu - Pasta w/Artichoke, Ricotta, and Summer Squash (this proved to be wrong, which was unfortunate because I was really craving this and when we got there I saw that they had spaghetti and "meatballs" in marinara sauce which I didn't want at all - this was the only place that I had an issue with the menu being out of date) 
• Hollywood & Vine - buffet with some veggie options

DOWNTOWN DISNEY

Wolfgang Puck Cafe - lunch/dinner | Kids

Portobello - Lunch | Dinner | Kids

MAGIC KINGDOM

We ended up not going to Magic Kingdom but I had done the research so I'm including my findings in case it's helpful for your trip.

• Main Street - Plaza Restaurant menu - Vegetarian sandwich
• Main Street - Tony's Town Square menu - Eggplant Stack, Pasta Primavera
• Liberty Square - Tree Tavern - lunch menu - Vegetarian Pot Pie (basil biscuit, bean ragout, sun-dried tomato pesto, seasonal veggies)
• Counter service - Tomorrowland - Cosmis Ray's Starlight Cafe

ORLANDO AREA RESTAURANTS

I didn't get to try as many as I would have liked (and I didn't get to cash in on my March Madness bracket victory of getting to pick any restaurant I wanted to go to just because of time constraints).

• Agave Azul - Note: SIMPLY AWESOME!! It was so good that when Mike had to go back to Orlando for a business trip a few days after we had gotten back he went here for dinner. And the rest of us were big time jealous!
  
• **Ethos Vegan Kitchen menu -  407-228-3898, 1235 N Orange Ave, #101, Orlando, FL, 32804, north of downtown Orlando, Mon - Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 10-3 burnch only
• ****Dandelion Communitea Cafe menu - Mon - Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-5pm 618 N Thornton Ave, Orlando FL 32803
• Mediterranean Blue menu - quick sandwich - 435 East Michigan Street - 407-422-2583
• Ceveiche Tapas Bar & Restaurant - Dinner menu LOTS of veg options- 
• The Rusty Spoon - 55 W Church Street 

Whole Foods - right off I-4 - 8003 Turkey Lake Road, Phillips Crossing, 407-355-7100

Double check the restaurant menus (these may not be the latest as I found out with 50s Prime Time Cafe):

http://allears.net/din/vegtsparks.htm

http://allears.net/din/vegantips.htm

http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm#epc

http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm

Menus change all the time so call ahead and double-check with the restaurant that you plan on visiting just to make sure.

 

Sketchbook peek

I brought this journal with me on vacation and I'm so glad that I did!! The journal is 5.5"x8" 140lb watercolor paper spiral from the Strathmore Visual Journal series and I LOVE it. It's the perfect size for travel... not too small, not to big. Just right!

I also brought along a few black Sakura Micron pens in various tip sizes (03 was the one I used the most), my 36-color watercolor paint set, and 2 Niji waterbrushes (small and medium). These waterpens are my absolute favorites to pack along and bring with my on-the-go!! You fill the chambers with water and then don't even need to dip your brush in any waer you just squeeze the pen a little to release the water to the tip of the brush and dip into your color and start painting. To clean your brush you gently squeeze the pen and wipe the brush tip a few times on a cloth/rag or napkin/paper towel until it comes clean and then you're ready for the next color.

I didn't paint everyday but if I found myself with some time while I was waiting for someone to finish up in the shower I'd grab and doodle for a little. Airports were another good place to turn a wait into some welcome creative time. I find that I don't mind waiting at all if I have something fun like this to do.

I drew and painted the right side of the page while on the plane flight home on Saturday and the flight attendent complimented me by saying he really liked my drawings and also added that I'd make a really good tattoo artist! I had to laugh a bit because if he only knew how much I really don't like needles! I get allergy shots every week and I can't bear to watch the process. Never have, never will. Ever since I was a child I knew I would never be a good nurse! A women sitting across the aisle from me struck up a conversation with me when she said she was admiring my work and then asked if I always travel with paints and how wonderful she thought it was that I brought my kit along. I told her it was a relatively new endeavor and we struck up a good conversation that I hope she feels as good about as I do. She said she always wanted to be an artist (and still does) but struggles with the same feeling that most of us have: that she's not good enough. And it's this feeling of not being good enough that stops us from even trying and coming into the great potential that is waiting for us.

Oh, how familiar I am with this I'm-not-good-enough sentiment. I haven't painted in over 2 years because I felt like I wasn't good enough (with a little does of I-don't-have-the-time - the ultimate excuse, right? Because everyone has time - it's how you choose to use it that matters!). I encouraged her to just DO IT and that eventually you will work through it and push through it and be what you want to become.

It was Van Gogh, afterall, that said:

If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint,"

then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

I couldn't agree MORE!

Keeping this in mind and intentionally surrounding myself with images and people that inspire and uplift I am at the beginning the journey to being an artist. I unsubscribed from many of the blogs I used to read that made feel not-enough and only kept the stuff that made me feel alive. I realized that the only way to become an artist is to actually create some art. Duh! But to know this and take the next step are really two different things, one more difficult than the other.

The only way I'm going to get better is to try and learn from what does and doesn't work. Not everyone is going to like my style or the way I do things and THAT'S OKAY. There's a whole lot of art out there that I don't like and wouldn't want to hang in my house. Some of it was actually IN my house - pieces that we bought to fill our home when Mike and I were younger. In my decluttering efforts over this past year I've eliminated a lot of it, even with the bare walls to prove it (which I'm TOTALLY okay with)!! At this point in my life I'd rather have BARE walls than stuff on it that I don't absolutely LOVE.

What's important going forward is that the art I create is stuff that *I* like it and that I would want to hang on the walls in my home and that something inside of me is ignited when I am in the act of working on the piece! As long as those things happen then I'm good with it.

And when things are not going well with a piece that I'm working on?

Well, then I'll just embrace the suck and push through it! LOL!

August Break: 8/14

OMG! So good! Today's flavor: watermelon, cantaloupe, banana, kale. Today's our last day of fresh juice at RTM. <sniff sniff>

It looks gross but it just might be my favorite smoothie/juice flavor combo yet!!! Though I say that every day!!

August Break: 8-13

Salt and pepper mill browsing at Fante's in Philly's Italian Market neighborhood.

August Break: 8-11

The Magic Garden of mosaics! Wow! What a cool place. This was the unique chandelier under a small alcove outside. We saw the artist around the garden here and there too (as his studio is right in back).

August Break: 8/9

From the Baseball Hall of Fame with love. The one of the four of us is on the camera. This week I'm posting photos I've captured with my phone while on our road trip. Today we're on to our next road trip destination. It is beautiful up here in upstate NY.

Where will we be checking in from next? You'll have to stay tuned to see!

Our weekend in the PA mountains

These photos are from the weekend trip we made to visit Mike's parents the first weekend in July. The views were breathtaking.

The paddle boating on the lake was fun as was catching up with my in-laws and watching the kids play in the sand and water. Jessi even got to go horseback riding (M, R, and I are very allergic and so spent time at the pool instead).

The theme of the trip was "going around in circles" and getting "lost" and Mike's iPod reminded us of it one day after dinner with the songs it chose to play (right after we got lost again because we thought we saw a truck that looked just like Mater from Cars Movie which made all of us crack up and miss yet another turn).

Deer were all about grazing for food starting at about 4 or 5 in the evening. 

It's hard to see but that's a wild turkey (and there's one in the background too)!

Thanks Grammy and Grampy for inviting us up for a visit.

A found treasure (this small house with delightful front-yard garden) right before breakfast on our last day there.

The best breakfast ever!!! Five out of six of us chose the brunch special: Strawberry French toast with ricotta and amaretto sauce. Un.bel.iev.able! Truly! And the bite I had of my mother-in-law's onion and mushroom omelet was the best omelet I've ever tasted. WOW! This place makes food of love. I highly recommend going there if you're ever in or near Hazelton, PA.

TODAY: Ryan has tennis camp for 3 hours this morning so I'm going to use the time he is there to get moving! I already have a plan for what I'm going to do. I'm also hoping to have some time to try cooking up something new for lunch. We'll see how it goes!

My little munchkin has been on a gingersnap granola binge and we're almost all out so I'm sure that I'll need to run to the store to restock at some point today or tomorrow even though we were just there on Friday. Bah.

Around Here Lately & Philly Itinerary

I originally started off this post writing about all the reasons why I haven't been around here this past week but I found myself growing weary of even re-living these stressful things. So how about we go the shorter route? Things have been a little crazy around here. The kind of crazy that watching a mindless show won't fix. The kind that a massage won't make go away. Or even a drink. (Not that I've tried any of these. Well, I did try watching The Daily Show, because we had one from last week on the DVR, and it did help because it made me laugh.) It's the kind of crazy that's only fixed with time... lots of time... and a good sprinkle of nestling in with loved ones and holding on for dear life.

(Photos are mostly random today.  Just some things that I will be looking at frequently to help me connect with what is good out there.)

Things are definitely on the upswing now after declaring a do-over for the week yesterday. That one didn't take too well so I've declared another one as of today and so far so good! For the record, I'd like to request not having another 5-6 days like that again for a loooong time. Never would be fine too.

The recycling company is either going to love us or hate us. We have more recycling today than we've ever had before. We have boxes and boxes (from the arrival of our LoveSac stuff) and books and books (lots of cleaning and decluttering going on), and the regular amount of recycling bins added to that too.

I'd like to just sit and paint (or take a nap) but that's not going to happen because there are some things to do like drop off artwork to the library, take a shower, post a train table for sale on Craigslist (because if I don't get it out of here before my mom comes next month I will take a machete to it. Or maybe a chainsaw. It doesn't matter that we don't own either of these tools. I will find them, mark my words, if that train table is not out of this house soon.) I need to start cleaning out my desk because it's toast too. The only paining I might be doing is of my toenails because the toesies could use some love color.

Today we have no air conditioning and it's slated to be 92 degrees so I'm going to try and crawl up into my freezer to hang out while our old 20+-year-old HVAC unit is being taken out and a new one is installed. This is what caused the recent flurry of decluttering. I've had good-but-empty-thus-far intentions of cleaning our basement storage area this past winter, which is where the HVAC lives, but the fact that the repair guys couldn't take out the old unit spurred me into motion. It's going to be so nice and cool in this house when the guys finish up later tonight... a whole lot more efficient. Yay for that!! 

We got rid of so much unnecessary stuff that's it unbelievable really. Mike's been hanging onto his old mass comm and poli sci books from college that he's ready to let go of; I am now at peace with getting rid of all of my running books. My foot has not been right since my surgery last May and I'm only kidding myself if I think I'm ever going to run a 10 miler or marathon again (a 5k is not even close to being a reality at this point). I have plenty of other interested and I'm kick-a%^ good at being creative and finding other ways to be active, stay healthy, and have fun so its best to let these books out into the world and let others read and love (and learn from) them. Trimming down the extra stuff continues to feel very freeing.

GOOD STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT'S HELPING TO KEEP ME SANE:

a few of my alpine strawberries are ripe and ready for picking, flower petals showering the walkway to our front door, great friends that helped us get through this past week, good doctors, Mike figured out a great setup for our new furniture which nets me a comfy chair (LoveSac) in our bedroom for the first time ever, hearing my mom's voice on the phone, my family, a cozy home that I love, the peas are twisting and curling their tendrils up the tomato cages and blooming their flowers and some pods are already starting to grow

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I meant to post our Philly Itinerary summary a while ago (like when I posted our trip photos, which you can find in the travel section) because I promised one of my friends that I would and this is the perfect day for it because I really need to check something off my list and I have no neat paintings or delicious food to show since I haven't been cooking anything exciting, though we did have a kick-butt burrito night with amazing salsa and guacamole, but I've shown that many times before here and I didn't pick up my camera at all so I couldn't share any of them here even if you wanted to see more Mexican Night pics. But Jessi was a great sous chef yesterday and helped get dinner ready in a flash, which was good because we needed quick. We squeezed dinner in between them playing at a friend's house while I got a haircut and needing to get the kids outfitted for their team suits for summer swim team.

 

Philly Itinerary

Day 1 - Thursday

Breakfast at home then drive to Philly

Lunch - Osteria - pizza for lunch: Thurs-Fri - 11:30am - 2pm - 640 North Broad Street, 215-763-0920

Check in to Lowe’s Hotel, 1200 Market Street, 215-627-1200 (map 2) 

National Constitution Center (Old City)

Liberty Bell (Old City)

Independence Hall (Old City) didn't have time

Dinner - 5:30 pm reservations @ Amada – Spanish Tapas (Old City), 217-219 Chestnut Street, 215-625-2450, Business Casual we were too full from a late lunch to make our reservation so we ended up going to Jones which we LOVED and was a better fit for our family Ryan than Amada would've been!!

 Ice Cream – Franklin Fountain (Old City), 116 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 215-627-1899,  http://www.franklinfountain.com/ (map 1)

 

Day 2 - Friday

Breakfast - Pancakes at Dutch Eating Place in Reading Terminal Market- 12th & Arch St - Mon- Sat 8-6, Sun 9-4, p35 (City Center East) (map 2) Dutch Eating Place was closed for Good Friday so we ended up wandering around RTM and finding so many delicious options

Walk along the Parkway

Philadelphia Museum of Art  to see the Rocky statue

Franklin Institute Science Museum - p113 - 222 N. 20th St, 215-448-1200, www2.fi.edu - open 9:30am -5pm daily (map 4)

Lunch – Sabrina’s Café, 1804 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130, (215) 636-9061, http://sabrinascafe.com/menus/

Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse - indoor & outdoor park - p127 (map 8)  not enough time because there was so much to see that after lunch we went back to the Franklin Institute

Dinner – Han Dynasty, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA, (215) 922 1888, http://www.handynasty.net/ - wouldn't go back

 

Day 3 - Saturday

Breakfast - Cafe Estelle – 444 N 4^th Street (Callowhill and Spring Garden) Sat & Sun  9am-4pm, Tues-Fri 7am – 4pm, Closed Mondays  Our breakfast at Reading Terminal Market was so amazing that we went back again

Please Touch Museum - Memorial Hall, West Fairmount Park, 4231 N. Concourse Dr, 215-963-0667, open 9-4:30 daily (map 8)

Lunch

• MC - Geno’s, 1219 South 9^th Street, 215-389-4166, ttp://www.genosteaks.com/menu.html
• LC - Paesano’s (Panelle Sandwich - chickpea patty and other yummy stuff) http://www.paesanosphillystyle.com/menu.html, Italian Market - 1017 S 9^th Street, 215-440-0371

Drive home

Extra Sites (if we have the time) or For Next Time

• Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Garden – 1020 South Street - Mosaics in same map/district as lunch, Sat & Sun 11am – 8pm
• Duross & Langel p166 (homemade skincare) - 117 S. 13th St, Mon - Sat 11-8 (map 2) p166
• LOVE sculpture - 15th & JFK Blvd (JFK Plaza) p 34 Near City Hall
• Fante’s Kitchen Wares Shop (since 1906 , one of the largest in the country) - closed Mondays, Tues-Sat 9am - 5pm, Sun 9am - 1pm, 1006 S. 9th St. Philadelphia, PA 19147-4707, (215) 922-5557,fantes.com‎
• Betsy Ross House - tour & scavenger hunt (Old City) - p23
• Joseph Fox Bookshop, 1724 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(between 17th and 18th Streets), 215-563-4184
• Nation Museum of American Jewish History (Old City) - 44 N.  4th St, 215-922-5446, www.mikvehisrael.org, M-Th 10-5, Fri 10-3, closed Sat, Sun 12-5 - p112
• Franklin Square - carousel & mini-golf - p25