SportsDiva72
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Some of the cities on the East Coast of the United States all seem to have some kind of rivalry with each other.
It doesn't matter if it's in history or especially sports, there's always some kind of rivalry.
Take the cities of Boston, Philadelphia and New York, for example.
This rivalry has gone on since Colonial days and hasn't seen to stop.
People in Boston remind everyone that Ben Franklin was originally from Boston.
People in Philadelphia LOVE to remind those same Bostonians that Ben Franklin LEFT Boston and MOVED to Philadelphia.
New Yorkers, for our part, could care less where Ben Franklin was from or any of this other Revolutionary War stuff .
The only thing we have in common with both cities is that they don't like us and the feeling is mutual.
Growing up in New York, we didn't think much of Boston, just that they had those sports teams that we hated.
Philly was another story.
They were that place below New Jersey.
You NEVER confuse someone from New York with someone from Philly and vice versa.
If you did, you were looking at something that NEVER goes out of style- an ass whooping.
Both cities have people, men and women, who you really don't want to mess with.
That hasn't changed.
Although, I must say people are more rude in New York than they are in the City of Brotherly Love, and I'm from New York.
My first visit to Philadelphia was with a friend and her cousin maybe about nine or 10 years ago.
To say that I had a miserable time and never wanted to go back to Philadelphia would be an understatement.
Looking back on it, I can see why I had a miserable time.
We saw the usual sights like the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, but that was it.
We SAW them, took pictures and that was it.
We were supposed to stay for the weekend but didn't.
Try one day because my friend and her cousin complained about EVERYTHING!
The city was dirty, the hotel was awful and the location of the hotel wasn't good .
This is one of the reasons I travel to a city by myself or with someone who enjoys doing the same things I like.
If you have a bad time in a place, remember, it's not the city, it just might be the people you're traveling with.
When it came time to plan another trip a few years later, I decided to give Philadelphia another try.
Three people were going again- me, myself and I.
I saw the Liberty Bell, took a tour of Independence Hall, which you can do, the African American Museum, the beautiful and colorful bridge in Chinatown, Reading Market, and the Bourse, which is a smaller version of Reading Market.
I took public transportation, SEPTA,(Southeast Philadelphia Transit Authority)to the University City section of the city and visited two of the three colleges in town, University of Pennsylvania sand Drexel University.
I even took the train to Philadelphia Airport as well as seeing a baseball game and hockey game at Citizens Bank ballpark and Wells Fargo Center.
In case you want to go to a sporting event in Philadelphia by public transportation, get off at the Stadium Stop. All the arenas and stadiums are right there.
My feeling was if I can deal with and take the subways of New York City, I can deal with the subways in any city in the United States and Canada.
I even had a Philadelphia Cheese steak but not from Pat's or Genos where the tourists go, I had one where the locals go, Campos, which is near Penns Landing, the place where the founder of Philadelphia, William Penn, first landed.
I had so much fun in the city, that I've gone so many times.
Being the Sports Diva that I am, I even went to the NFL draft that was held in the city.
One of my favorite museums, the Museum of the American Revolution is here.
I love it because it not only does it tell the story of the American Revolution from the American and British sides, but also the Native American and Slave sides as well.
No other museum does that.
I have seen Philadelphia City Hall with the tall statue of William Penn on top, but I have yet to take a tour, which you can do for free.
I even did the real touristy thing to do in Philadelphia.
I went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and climbed the steps just like Rocky did.
I said climbed, not run up the stairs, I'm 72 years old, that's NOT going to happen.
There are STILL more places to see and restaurants to eat at in the city and I want to explore as much as the Good Lord will allow.
When I go to Philadelphia now, I always stay at the Apple Hostel, a few blocks away from Independence Hall.
It's gotten to the point now that if I go to Philadelphia, it's not for a day.
Try two and sometimes three or four days.
Who knew from that first miserable trip to Philadelphia that it would become a city that I would grow to love and maybe consider moving to?
It doesn't matter if it's in history or especially sports, there's always some kind of rivalry.
Take the cities of Boston, Philadelphia and New York, for example.
This rivalry has gone on since Colonial days and hasn't seen to stop.
People in Boston remind everyone that Ben Franklin was originally from Boston.
People in Philadelphia LOVE to remind those same Bostonians that Ben Franklin LEFT Boston and MOVED to Philadelphia.
New Yorkers, for our part, could care less where Ben Franklin was from or any of this other Revolutionary War stuff .
The only thing we have in common with both cities is that they don't like us and the feeling is mutual.
Growing up in New York, we didn't think much of Boston, just that they had those sports teams that we hated.
Philly was another story.
They were that place below New Jersey.
You NEVER confuse someone from New York with someone from Philly and vice versa.
If you did, you were looking at something that NEVER goes out of style- an ass whooping.
Both cities have people, men and women, who you really don't want to mess with.
That hasn't changed.
Although, I must say people are more rude in New York than they are in the City of Brotherly Love, and I'm from New York.
My first visit to Philadelphia was with a friend and her cousin maybe about nine or 10 years ago.
To say that I had a miserable time and never wanted to go back to Philadelphia would be an understatement.
Looking back on it, I can see why I had a miserable time.
We saw the usual sights like the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, but that was it.
We SAW them, took pictures and that was it.
We were supposed to stay for the weekend but didn't.
Try one day because my friend and her cousin complained about EVERYTHING!
The city was dirty, the hotel was awful and the location of the hotel wasn't good .
This is one of the reasons I travel to a city by myself or with someone who enjoys doing the same things I like.
If you have a bad time in a place, remember, it's not the city, it just might be the people you're traveling with.
When it came time to plan another trip a few years later, I decided to give Philadelphia another try.
Three people were going again- me, myself and I.
I saw the Liberty Bell, took a tour of Independence Hall, which you can do, the African American Museum, the beautiful and colorful bridge in Chinatown, Reading Market, and the Bourse, which is a smaller version of Reading Market.
I took public transportation, SEPTA,(Southeast Philadelphia Transit Authority)to the University City section of the city and visited two of the three colleges in town, University of Pennsylvania sand Drexel University.
I even took the train to Philadelphia Airport as well as seeing a baseball game and hockey game at Citizens Bank ballpark and Wells Fargo Center.
In case you want to go to a sporting event in Philadelphia by public transportation, get off at the Stadium Stop. All the arenas and stadiums are right there.
My feeling was if I can deal with and take the subways of New York City, I can deal with the subways in any city in the United States and Canada.
I even had a Philadelphia Cheese steak but not from Pat's or Genos where the tourists go, I had one where the locals go, Campos, which is near Penns Landing, the place where the founder of Philadelphia, William Penn, first landed.
I had so much fun in the city, that I've gone so many times.
Being the Sports Diva that I am, I even went to the NFL draft that was held in the city.
One of my favorite museums, the Museum of the American Revolution is here.
I love it because it not only does it tell the story of the American Revolution from the American and British sides, but also the Native American and Slave sides as well.
No other museum does that.
I have seen Philadelphia City Hall with the tall statue of William Penn on top, but I have yet to take a tour, which you can do for free.
I even did the real touristy thing to do in Philadelphia.
I went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and climbed the steps just like Rocky did.
I said climbed, not run up the stairs, I'm 72 years old, that's NOT going to happen.
There are STILL more places to see and restaurants to eat at in the city and I want to explore as much as the Good Lord will allow.
When I go to Philadelphia now, I always stay at the Apple Hostel, a few blocks away from Independence Hall.
It's gotten to the point now that if I go to Philadelphia, it's not for a day.
Try two and sometimes three or four days.
Who knew from that first miserable trip to Philadelphia that it would become a city that I would grow to love and maybe consider moving to?
