Trip to Philadelphia.. poorly planned , waste of time. First Stop: Reading Market.. 4 hrs!! to walk around mostly food places! No history.. very few non food places, packed with people on a Saturday, noisy and not many places to sit! 2 hrs needed at most! Next stop Magic Garden.. quite nice.. could have had more input on how it occurred (a video), who are the 2 folks.. their place in history.. people who were/re invited to help ( eg the artist recently had volunteers work with him on. Saturday am); tools and techniques used.. who the wife is, what her foundation for Women Artists is about.. etc.
The third stop to the Chinese Lantern Festival was a travesty!! Embarrassing for the Chinese, lacking authenticity. If you've ever seen a real Chinese figure.. these were zip! The fountain music wasn't authentic. The short performance was the closest think to some Chinese arts (thank goodness), but the music there??
Food hyped.. was sparse and terrible! 2 hours at most was plenty in this playground for little kids!
Our driver was excellent. Thanks, Doug. read more