November 13, 200817 yr My never ending sightseeing tour of America takes me across to Philly this weekend (mainly to see the Kings of Leon on Saturday Night). I'm staying over at Penn, so if anyone has any recommendations about good bars in the university district, sightseeing things to do on the Sunday, and the best place to get a cheesesteak, that's be much appreciated.
November 13, 200817 yr So, the 2 supposed "go here if you're ever in Philly and want a cheesesteak" places are Geno's and Pats.
November 13, 200817 yr street vendor roulette on the Philly Steak. Make sure there is a jar of Cheese Whiz close by. Any attempts to make them citified corrupts the process.
November 13, 200817 yr South Street is a good time. It's November, so it's miserable outside. Where are you seeing Kings of Leon?
November 13, 200817 yr Head on over to Broad Street and check out the burnt-out car hulls with "PHILLIES #1!!!!" painted on them.
November 13, 200817 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 12:43 PM) Head on over to Broad Street and check out the burnt-out car hulls with "PHILLIES #1!!!!" painted on them. Isn't that where all the strip clubs are?
November 13, 200817 yr Author QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 12:49 PM) South Street is a good time. It's November, so it's miserable outside. Where are you seeing Kings of Leon? The Electric Factory on North 7th.
November 13, 200817 yr Eat yourself plenty of scrapple. In fact, do everyone else a favor and eat it all!
November 13, 200817 yr QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) The Electric Factory on North 7th. decent venue. Saw Coldplay and Switchfoot (different concerts) there in 2000-2001. Unfortunately, you're on the other side of 76, so you'll need to catch a cab to South Street (restuarants, bars, shops, etc)
November 13, 200817 yr Author QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 03:02 PM) decent venue. Saw Coldplay and Switchfoot (different concerts) there in 2000-2001. Unfortunately, you're on the other side of 76, so you'll need to catch a cab to South Street (restuarants, bars, shops, etc) Yeah I saw where it was on Google Maps, about 5 miles from the Uni and on the otherside of the river, so we'll have to taxi it back. Looking forward to visitin Philly though, pretty cool that's it's only a 2 hour bus ride from NY.
November 14, 200817 yr QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 03:36 PM) Yeah I saw where it was on Google Maps, about 5 miles from the Uni and on the otherside of the river, so we'll have to taxi it back. Looking forward to visitin Philly though, pretty cool that's it's only a 2 hour bus ride from NY. Yeah, I'm an hour between the two cities. Not a bad place to live for some weekend fun.
November 14, 200817 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 09:40 AM) So, the 2 supposed "go here if you're ever in Philly and want a cheesesteak" places are Geno's and Pats. Pats is better but if you want to be a big you can just get one of each as they are diagnoally across the street from each other.
November 14, 200817 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 14, 2008 -> 11:51 AM) Pats is better but if you want to be a big you can just get one of each as they are diagnoally across the street from each other. For those of us not in the "know" what makes one better than the other? For example, many of us chicago folks know whic pizza joint is the best, I assume Philly is the same with its cheesesteaks.
November 14, 200817 yr QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 14, 2008 -> 09:23 AM) Yeah, I'm an hour between the two cities. Not a bad place to live for some weekend fun. Personally I thinking living an hour or two either way would be better for weekend fun but you enjoy that small town Mr. Mellencamp
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