My Philly update...
I was in the city all day and evening yesterday. I stopped by a clients office briefly then my boyfriend and I walked around Center City for a few hours, had dinner, drank a lot (
), and saw the Orchestra perform "The Glorious Sounds of Christmas".
Keeping it brief, Center City looked great. The holiday market around City Hall and Love Park was very busy, lively, upbeat. We zigzagged along JFK, Market, Chestnut, Walnut, Locust, Spruce from 30th St to ~12th St. Overall the energy was great, nice decorations, people out shopping and eating, a lot of construction progress, and I noticed police and CCD security too, which was good to see.
Makes me happy to see the city come alive and decorated for the holidays. And the Kimmel Center was nearly sold out for the show, fantastic performance for anyone who likes the orchestra.
And I love exiting Amtrak at 30th Street Station. I do it all the time, but such a nice feeling compared to the crap hole Penn Station in NYC.
The only big "issue" I noticed was the darn hole on Walnut Street. Hopefully redevelopment is coming soon!