Dave the OAP
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I have to go for work and wonder what the best eating and drinking places were
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Has anyone been to Philadelphia?
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BensGrandad
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Flew home from there once after watching Lennox Lewis but cant remember much about it as I was pissed but if I remember well there were loads of bars and the 'natives' were very friendly
Dave the OAP
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excellent...there are aout 300 American people from all over the states and me being the one brit going to HO for team meetings etc ( which should mean loads of piss ups!!!!)
The Merry Prankster
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Ah the City of Brotherly Love......Sorry to tell you this but it is a dump. On the point of bankruptcy and decaying, even the liberty bell has a big crack in it. Its one if the worst cities in America. Only good things are the brownstone houses and the Black Dog Cafe and they aren't that great. If you dress like a homeboy then plenty of fashion buying opportunities.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.
acrossthepond
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Seconded - it's a shithole.
Used to have an office there but shut it down because the place is going downhill so fast.
Airport is a pain in the arse too.
New York is an hour away on the train.
Given that the chances are that either:
a) there will be stuff arranged
and/or
b) there will be some people there with experience of Philly
meaning that
c) whatever we say will be worth diddly squat anyway.
Oh, hang on, is this a new twist on the infamous "I'm going on holiday" thread?
severnside gull
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can warmly recommend the Hard Rock Cafe one block down from the Marriott - better than many HRC's
Dave the OAP
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Yes hilarious.
I have seen many many threads about people going on holiday yet you seem to have a go at me....pathetic really
Since1982
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The Constitutional Museum is worth an hour or so - close to where the Liberty Bell is displayed. I thought the airport was OK - better than JFK or sure.
Yes, I know - everyone does it. That's the point.
(The point you've just missed by several hundred miles. Or nautical miles for the cruising sorts)
acrossthepond
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Horsham Gull
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Thirded bit of a dump, sorry.
Vankleek Hill Seagull
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Cheeky Monkey
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Shithole, residents of Washington DC refer to it as Filthasmellphia, nuff said.
Cheeky Monkey
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Correct, this thread is for anyone who might have missed the 'off to work in States soon' under his name
severnside gull
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the Amish market is pretty good - try an original Philly burger and don't miss out on Scrapple and Eggs for breakfast - it's a combo of offal and grits fried on the griddle - sounds vile but tastes immense
severnside gull
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tend to agree overall though....you can only run up Rocky's steps at the museum & see the liberty bell once and other than that there is f*** all in Philly. You can do the Amish country tour and there are some interesting civil war battlefield sites not so far out of town...last time there for a week we drove up to New York two days and down to washington as well which kinda sayss it all. Even the out of town mall was more more interesting
severnside gull
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.........................Oh and you can tour the graffitti sites
They have a punishment scheme where anyone caught putting up graffitti gets to help paint murals on derelict buildings (and there are plenty of those).....some of it is pretty good but it sure don't make it a tourist destination
They have a punishment scheme where anyone caught putting up graffitti gets to help paint murals on derelict buildings (and there are plenty of those).....some of it is pretty good but it sure don't make it a tourist destination
Correct, this thread is for anyone who might have missed the 'off to work in States soon' under his name
I hadn't see that!