On a rare free Saturday in February, we drove up to Philly to visit the Magic Gardens – a first for both of us. While Paul used the digital camera, Jen played with a few of her toy cameras – the Arrow (a clone of the Diana, probably from the ’60s, popular with photographers into lomography) and an ActionSampler, another lomography camera that takes four sequential shots in the same frame. If any of those photos turn out (which Jen might not know for months, since she will probably have to ship the 120 film she used in the Arrow to be developed) we will post them here. By all accounts, it was a worthwhile visit.
In addition, we finally tried Monk’s Cafe for lunch, and our burgers (Paul: Antwerp, sottocenare truffle cheese & shitake mushroom; Jen: Monk’s, caramelized leeks & bleu cheese) were the best we’ve ever had. Paul also enjoyed choosing a beer from the huge “Beer Bible” of available brews.
