Life of Spencer

View from my hotel room at the Philidadelphia Marriott Downtown

It was my pleasure to visit Philadelphia for a conference from April 19^th through 22^nd.  The infrastructure of Philadelphia, as you might imagine, is very mature (old).  You can see history almost everywhere you go.  I was also impressed with the city’s sports complex (South Philadelphia Sports Complex).  All of their major stadiums for all sports were right next to each other.   However, much of the city was a bit rundown and Philly certainly seemed to have its fair share of less than desirable neighborhoods.

The people in Philadelphia are very friendly, and I can see how the nickname ‘City of Brotherly Love’ came about.  Each time I went out on the town with friends/colleagues we ran into locals that were more than happy to show us to their favorite local watering hole.  We enjoyed a number of great stops from Market Street to South Street.

Unfortunately, the recurring theme of the trip was cloudiness and rain.  The Phillies/Padres game I purchased tickets for was rained out.  The game is to be made up on July 23^rd.  The tickets are good for that game, or can be exchanged prior to that date for entry into any other Phillies game.  Being from Utah, I’m not sure that either alternative will work out for me.  Does anyone know someone from Philly that might be interested in 4 tickets?

Of course, I had to get an authentic Philly Cheese Steak while I was out there.  I asked a Pennsylvania native where I should go and he recommended Pat’s.  It was excellent!  Certainly better than anything I could get here at home.  Gino’s was also pretty good.  However, the best cheese steak I had came from the Midtown II Restaurant.

All in all, it was a decent trip.  Hopefully I’ll be able to catch a Phillies game next time I find myself there!

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