Enjoying Spring in Philly

We had a free Saturday and took an impromptu trip into Philadelphia.

We had lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Bar Bombon. It happens to be vegan and it's so good.   

We started with the nachos.

The weather in the city was so much warmer than it was back at home. It was the most glorious Spring day in Rittenhouse Square.

The park was mobbed and full of people enjoying the beautiful day.

I always enjoy walking around the park and looking at the gardens.  

They were looking good!

We walked around the city and did some shopping before heading home.  It was such a nice day!

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{Travel} Christmas In Philly & Historic Smithville, NJ

 We took our annual trip into Philly to enjoy the Christmas festivities. 

I had layers under my clothes because it was going to be a cold one!

We decided to stay overnight and had this view from our room.  (City Hall)

Our first stop was the Comcast Center where we met up with my sister and brother in law for a ride in the Universal Sphere.  It's a cute Shrek holiday themed ride (kind of like Soarin' in Disney).  We even saw Santa walking by and Mr. Click got a high five.

Looking down in the Comcast Center.

We were early for our next reservation and did some walking around the Christmas markets where some of the vendors were opening.

After that we headed over to the Wanamaker Building for their annual light show. It could be the last year for it so I'm glad we got to see it.

We had reservations for the Dickens Village too. This was new, though!

The Dickens Village is a walk through exhibit and story of A Christmas Carol. It's a bit creepy but we love it!

Here's a video I found of it to give you a better idea.

The building has been sold and is vacant, it's so weird seeing it like this.

We did more sightseeing and snapped this pic in front of a very festive bar.

I got some hot chocolate on the way back to the hotel.

Later that night we met up at The Four Seasons. The lobby looked so stunning. I loved these huge inflatable ornaments. 

We had a drink up in the Sky Bar. My espresso martini had gold flakes on it. Fancy!  We had dinner in town and went back to our hotel.

The view was so magical at night!

I love a hotel room coffee with a view.

We weren't ready to go home so we bundled up again and checked out of our hotel.

We took a slight detour to Historic Smithville

It's a cute little village with shops, kiddie rides and restaurants.  It was also decorated very festively. 

I did some damage in the stores before we headed home.  My favorite was Feather Your Nest.

It was a fun weekend!

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More Holiday Fun-Christmas In Philly & Seaside Holiday Home Tour

We wanted to get in as many holiday activities as we could this year and we had a jam packed week of them.

It started with our annual trip into Philly.  We first went to Macy's for their holiday light show.  It's become a tradition for us.

Then we toured Macy's Dickens Village.

After that we headed over to the Christmas Villages.

I love seeing the ice skaters!

We picked a good day that wasn't too busy.

We wanted to go somewhere festive for lunch and McGillin's Old Ale House was perfect!

It's also the oldest operating pub in Philadelphia.

We walked around some more and then stopped for some coffee at Elixr.

Our next stop was the Comcast Building for their amazing light show. This was our first time seeing it.

Outside was a hot chocolate bar, dj and some cool ice sculptures.

We made a quick reservation to ride the Universal Sphere. It's a free and immersive experience in the other Comcast building.   The ride is kind of like Soarin' in Disney with a very cute Shrek theme.  It was also our first time on the ride.  That ended a fun and festive day in Philly!

The festive fun didn't end there though. We also took a holiday home tour.

We had tickets for the historic holiday home tour in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

I was especially interested in the tents from the tent community that gets set up every summer.  You can read about it here.

The town has so many historic homes and it was fun to get a peek inside some of them.

We also got to tour a few of the town's inns and bed & breakfasts.

Some of them had amazing views of the ocean.

This was a girlie apartment done up in pinks and sparkles.

There were a few lines to wait in when only a few people could tour at a time.  It was a self guided tour and we really enjoyed it!

We caught the end of the holiday bazaar at the Asbury Hotel one night. This is where I found my new tree skirt.

It was such a cool place to hang out in the lobby and look at the decorations.

I hope you have a peaceful, magical and wonderful holiday! 

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