We stayed in Philadelphia an extra day as we woke to the snow coming down steadily. We didn’t fancy taking on the roads today so decided to book another night and see in the New Year in Philly. Our hotel was just along the wharf from where the fireworks were going to be set off. The morning was spent wandering around the downtown area and trying not to fall over in the snow, most of the streets were cleared but some were still all covered in snow. We returned to the hotel at three to settle in for the night. It gets dark at 5pm so is quite gloomy by 4pm especially with the heavy cloud cover. We ordered in Chinese from the Mandarin House and yes they came in the little boxes and a paper bag just like on tv.
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Back on the road again
We flew into Baltimore in DC yesterday and picked up the rental car before heading 40 miles down the road to Aberdeen Maryland for our first night.
After a great time in Abilene for Christmas, we felt a little strange to be on the move again. We boarded our plane in Abilene at 8am Tuesday just as the snow started to fall. After the plane was checked for a mechanical fault and a thorough de-icing of the plane we finally got off the ground at 9.45am as the snow was really getting heavy. An hour later the sky was clear and we were landing in Dallas. Lunch at TGI Fridays while waiting for our connection to Baltimore. Second flight uneventful and after shuttle ride to the rental facility we collected our Sonata and head towards Philadelphia.
After a good night, we set off to Philly arriving at our hotel at 12noon. They were able to let us have our room early so we checked in and set off to walk around the downtown area and check out the liberty bell. Lots of history here and some lovely old buildings. Tomorrow on the way out of town Ian is going to run up the Rocky steps or at least we might walk up them.
Our Adventures - Near and Far 