June 23, 2006

Lovetown

Got back last night from Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love. The weather was hot and fhumid, but I spent most of the time in air-conditioned interiors anyway.

Three fun things that I did in Philly:

  1. Visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art (albeit briefly). Sundays are "pay what you wish", so it didn't matter that the museum was only open until 5 pm. I took a quick stroll through the galleries, and particularly enjoyed the Brancusi and Duchamp exhibits. Also good: Someone's in the Kitchen: Culinary Design Objects from the Collection.
  2. Segway tour of Fairmount Park with IGlide Tours. Fun, but my feet kept falling asleep.
  3. Went to the Mütter Museum on Thursday afternoon. (They never mentioned that the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is in a pretty crappy neighborhood— there's a porno shop, a Goodwill, and housing project all close by. What a fascinating sidewalk stain! I wonder if that's blood. But I digress…) The museum is housed in a beautiful building, and touts itself as being "disturbingly informative". That's an accurate assessment. The virtual tour offers a glimpse into the collection, including conjoined twins, wax models of skin diseases, and (my favorite) sliced sections of a human head.

Pix and a restaurant review to follow.

Posted by rv at June 23, 2006 06:38 PM to travel
Comments

Can't wait for your restaurant review; I'm dying to know what sliced sections of human head taste like!

Posted by: poz at June 24, 2006 02:15 PM

Did you see the HUGE colon?? I just can not get it out of my head that the guy died with 40 lbs of sh*t in him. He complained of constipation just prior to dying. Ick. Why did that happen???

In more pleasant subjects, did you know there is an excellent Gelateria not far from the Mutter Museum? Yum. Yum. Their flavors change frequently and are seasonal. Capogiro Gelato Artisans

Posted by: debra at June 26, 2006 01:12 PM

Yep, I witnessed the enormous colon of death. In fact, I even sent Poz a postcard. (Hi Poz!)

I did not know about the gelateria. I am very bummed that I did not know about it— it was only 3 blocks from my hotel… I was staying right on Market Street near the convention center. (It was 90+ degrees and humid the whole time that I was there; I would have had gelato every day!)

Looked at the menu for Capogiro Gelato Artisans and wow, does it sound good. Next time!

Posted by: rv at June 27, 2006 12:14 AM