(O) Philadelphia 2006
Grades:
Trip: A
Company: A
ipod: A
Step 2 Boards: C

The reason for my trip to Philadelphia was the clincial portion of my Step 2 Boards. I arrived in the city around 7am after a red-eye flight during which I had trouble sleeping. My old roommate Amy was going to meet me later on in the day. We stayed at the Travelodge in Center City.

Unfortunately the hotel room wasn't ready when I got there so I had hours to kill. Double unfortunately my phone was not working. It was on permanent roaming which would have been fine but it wasn't connecting at all. So I decided to wander around the city visiting the old familiar places, which I came to find out were not so familiar anymore, while also looking for a Sprint store.

First stop was my favorite streets/alleys in the city. It sits right across the street from.....a car wash

After that I headed towards my old apartment when I passed the corner market that is now....a Quiznos?

Then I see my old apartment which used to sit above a Cash Today store which I also used to work at. Turns out Cash Today bought the whole building, taking out St. Georges bar downstairs and knocking the building down next to it.

That's my old room on the third floor in the middle picture. It's good to know that some things don't change tho:

Good old Jakes Pizza

Chinese Food Cart!!!! Lemon Chicken please.

Green Village Market next to Olgas Pizza(1.25 for a slice!

And last but not least the cart on 15th street that serves THE BEST meatball sub for 2 bucks!

I then passed by the LOVE sign and the fountain which was PINK! for breast cancer awareness.

At around 9am I finally got to Liberty Place Shops which has a Sprint Store in it, but it was closed til 930. So I decided to study in the rotunda and hang out with my ipod.

(view as i look up from studying). As I studied I decided to look through my pictures. My camera then flashes..."error with memory card" and then "no images." NOOOOO. Luckily I had brought my Dell Pocket PC which had a compatible memory card. SAVED!

The Sprint Store finally opened, but it didn't matter because my phone started working. Yay! My spirits brightened I bopped my way to Rittenhouse Square in search of a Cosi and a perfectly heated mint mocha.

I found a Cosi, however, they ran out of mint and I burned my tongue. Ha!

Luckily my ipod was there to keep me company. After I finished my coffee, I shopped at the H&M I found across the street and another store I can't remember. I ventured into the park and people watched. I REALLY just wanted to sleep. I called the hotel and the lady told me yet again that the room was not ready. Sad. But, again, my ipod was there to comfort me...in addition to the random bird.

When Amy arrived at around noon, our room still wasn't available. We ate lunch at Reading Terminal where I ate the meatball sub I had bought earlier. Afterwards we got green tea boba from the chinese bakery. Our friend Wylie met up with us there. Dinner was held at Penang's where I ate MANGO TOFU! yum.

The next day Amy and I had Pho and bbq pork at the Vietnam Restaurant and headed to this little thing called CPE Step 2 of the boards. That went well I think. Nothing really much to say since they prohibit me from discussing the exam with others haha. Afterwards we met Wylie at Westy's for Karaoke and Wings!

And even tho I only got a slight buzz, the best part was that our bill only came out to $50.50! Four beers, 3 black russians, 2 shots of buttery nipples, 2 jagger shots, 2 captain and cokes, one vodka tonic and an order of wings! Awesome.

The next morning I headed out at 6:30am to fly to Detroit for my cousins wedding. It was raining and I was tired....but luckily I had my trusty ipod. :)