Day: August 28, 2024

Baseball Road Trip Day#5 “Home Sweet Home”

by reissmd, posted in Philadelphia, Uncategorized

Last night we made it to the game on time in spite of having to deal with a lot of fan traffic. The Phillies have been playing well and thus the crowds have been large. Philadelphia fans have a reputation of being very loyal but when their teams don’t perform to expectations they can be ruthless.  They had a happy night because the home team scored 4 runs in the third inning and that was all she wrote with the Phillies winning 5-0

It was a well played game and my assessment is that the Phillies have an excellent team. I am sure the Astros would love to play them again this October. I think that is a real possibility. The only recommendation I have for the Phillies is that outfielder, Brandon Marsh, shaves and gets a haircut. See below.

 

As you can tell from this picture he previously played for the Angels. Both the beard and hair are much longer now.

To sum up this trip I have to say it has been a fun birthday getaway. I got a call last night from my daughter in Madrid because it was 1:00 AM and already my birthday in Spain. How wonderful it was to hear her voice. Actually I couldn’t hear her because we were at the baseball game but she followed up the call with a text message.

By the time you read this I should have landed at LAX and be on my way to the office. Yes, after getting home from the game we packed to prepare for an early flight.  Kudos to Patrice for agreeing to get up early so we could get home early enough for me to get to work to see a 1:00 pm patient. I don’t know for sure but I suspect I’m UCLA’s oldest primary care physician and at least today the one with the longest commute. 

We don’t have any other plans for trips until November.  So you don’t have to worry about hearing any more of my ramblings until then. 

Ciao

Baseball Road Trip Day#4 “Play Ball!”

by reissmd, posted in Philadelphia

Today was supposed to be all about baseball.  Since the game isn’t until 6:40 pm we had to find something else to keep us busy. A number of museums were recommended but Tuesday seems to be the day they all want to be closed. 

So instead we headed to the much talked about Reading Terminal Market.  Apparently when the market opened in 1893 there was a railroad at this site. The railroad terminal closed but the market has flourished although at times there have been some down years. Currently it is quite busy with an incredible array of offerings. We tried to go to the Market yesterday but we were overwhelmed by the difficulty finding parking. Today we did our homework and found very reasonable priced parking at a lot adjacent to the market. The only quandry at the market is which delectables to choose. There are so many and all look so good.

Donuts?
Ribs?
Potato salad, lobster mac and cheese, standard mac and cheese?
Meats galore?
Cheeses?
Fish?
Honey?
More fish?
Sausage?
Sweets?
More sweets?

We decided to share a roasted pork sandwich following the recommendation of our friend, Kevin, thinking we could also share another Philadelphia Cheesesteak.  Clearly we didn’t realize what we had just purchased. See below 

Good thing we just bought one to share.

After having our lunch at the Reading Terminal Market we drove by the Rodin museum and saw his masterpiece “The Thinker”. The museum was closed but The Thinker is located outside at the entrance.

We love this piece. We saw it in Paris. We also see it ever day at our home. We have a 12 inch replica in our family room. I suspect ours is a bit less expensive.

We then headed to the Franklin Institute to see the Lego exhibition titled The Art of the Brick. It is more geared toward the younger age group but we thought it was fantastic. See below.

Whistler’s Mother in Legos
Lego Mona Lisa
The pictures really don’t capture the beauty of these pieces of art. My favorite was this one of Ben Franklin.
But the flamingos were pretty cool as well.

We then went back to the hotel to chill for a bit. The high temperature today was 89 with 37% humidity. Looks like we are getting out of town just in time because tomorrow it is going to hit 98.

Aftrer a nice bit of relaxation it is time to head for the game.

I will check in with you tomorrow.

Ciao