After looking back at our numerous visits to Longwood Gardens recently, we decided to save ourselves some money in the long run and purchase annual passes, which we did on Easter Sunday. The gardens weren’t too crowded, and we took advantage of our new passes by strolling more of the grounds than we had ever [...]
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Longwood Gardens, PA
Posted in Pennsylvania on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Longwood Gardens, PA
Posted in Pennsylvania on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
With about a week left of “Orchid Extravaganza” at Longwood Gardens, we headed up to Kennett Square on a Sunday for lunch and a stroll through the park – only to discover that Half Moon Restaurant was closed on Sunday. This was especially disappointing for Paul, who had been looking forward to a beer and [...]
Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia, PA
Posted in Pennsylvania on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Philadelphia Flower show was a first (and probably last) for both of us. It was very neat, and the displays were beautiful – but even on a weekday, the crowds were maddening. Jen did bribe Paul into attending by promising another trip to Monk’s Cafe for lunch. Paul tried the Abbot burger this time [...]
Magic Gardens, Philadelphia, PA
Posted in Pennsylvania on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Clearwater Beach, Florida
Posted in Florida on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We traveled to Clearwater Beach, Florida in January because of our company’s annual sales meeting – Jen had to attend for work, and Paul came along for moral support (but not to participate). We did get to share one meal together at 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House in St. Petersburg, where we stopped to [...]
Longwood Gardens, PA
Posted in Pennsylvania on December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This year, we finally made it to the Christmas display at Longwood Gardens. It was a first for both of us, and it didn’t disappoint.
Spring Mountain, Schwenksville, PA
Posted in Pennsylvania on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As a surprise, Paul enrolled us on a ziplining course at Spring Mountain Ski Area in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. Though he warned Jen ahead of time about the ziplining, he neglected to mention the series of “obstacles” between each line – which Jen immediately decided were worse than gym class in high school. Despite the obstacles, [...]
Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois
Posted in 2010 Work/Chicago, Illinois on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jen finished work early Friday afternoon, so we checked into our second hotel (the Doubletree, only two blocks from the Sheraton) and headed over to the Navy Pier. We stopped at the second lunch spot we found and, after an unsatisfying lunch, decided that places named “Charlie’s” need to be excluded from future consideration. Though [...]
Architecture Cruise, Chicago, Illinois
Posted in 2010 Work/Chicago, Illinois on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday, Jen woke up early and spent the day at the convention she was attending for work. She did steal away for an hour during lunch to try a Chicago-style hot dog, complete with poppy seed bun, mustard, onions, relish, cucumber, tomato, and celery salt (she opted against the sport peppers). Meanwhile, Paul ate [...]
Chicago, Illinois
Posted in 2010 Work/Chicago, Illinois on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Though it hardly counts as a full vacation, Jen had to travel to Chicago on business in October, so Paul tagged along. We arrived on Wednesday and checked into the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, then had an early dinner at P.J. Clarke’s up the street. We finished the night at Second City, where we [...]
