Philadelphia in the Snow

We arrived by rail in the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday morning – in the middle of Stella, the surprise nor’easter. Fortunately, the snowfall amounts were not quite as much as predicted, so we were able to do some of the things on our list – well, after we made a quick stop at the local Macy’s to rummage through the end-of-season selection of gloves and hats. Slim pickings, but we managed to find what we needed to stay warm.

Inside the Philadelphia train station. Really a beautiful station.

Andrew, our Uber driver, and his hefty Ford F-350, which had no trouble at all with the piles of snow and slush.

Across from the hotel is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul. The flags you see flapping in the strong wind are country flags of the immigrants who originally settled in this part of Philadelphia.

We went to Independence Hall – where the Founding Fathers met to write the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Sadly, we could not go inside as the buildings were closed because of the weather. We did get a peek at the Liberty Bell through the windows. By this time, it was snowing more than flurries and the wind was getting pretty cold. So back to the hotel to warm up!