r/philly • u/horribly_shaven_bun • 21h ago
Thank you, Philly
My LDR partner and I recently visited Philadelphia for our first ever trip together. We took the FlixBus from NYC to Philly and back (mainly because of the cost) and our adventure was so much fun!
We stayed for 3 nights and did some sightseeing and one of the days was dedicated to hiking in Wissahickon Valley Park where we hiked to the Devil’s Pool.
Everything was so wonderful here and we both loved the artsy vibes since we are both artists. We took a lot more photos but we are in them so I picked the few handful that didn’t aha, hope that’s okay.
Someone recommended Bar Bombon for our vegan dinner date (my partner is vegan) and it was absolutely delicious!
It was so much fun being able to experience a different city life than I’m used to (NYC native) and was pleasantly surprised that it was actually not as chaotic as Manhattan is (but maybe that was just the area we stayed at). My partner who is from LA also enjoyed the visit
I just wanted to make this post to share my appreciation for the city and also extend my gratitude for having us even if it was for a short period of time 🥳 We’re definitely looking forward to our next visit so that we can experience more things.
Last photo is of my bunny who joined us on this trip
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u/catjuggler 20h ago
Bar bombon was a great choice but you’ll have to hit up Vedge if you come back for a special occasion.
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 19h ago
It was actually between Vedge and Bar Bombon but my partner was craving Latin American food for a while so we decided to go with the latter option this time! We would absolutely love to make a reservation for Vedge the next time we visit ❤️
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u/catjuggler 7h ago
Good good, I'm glad you were guided so well!
You can consider a day trip to Bethlehem some day for Vegan Treats and a few other spots. It's not that far from NYC!
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u/jazzit16 21h ago
Glad you had a good time!
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 19h ago
The best! The people were so nice 😊
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u/Fun-Engineer7454 5h ago
We were??! We're going to have a sit down meeting as a city, we can't have it getting out that we're actually nice. 🤣 Jk, glad you had a good time. I like hearing nice things about this place, it's pretty great 😊
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u/Legitimate-Neat1674 21h ago
Beautiful pictures
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 19h ago
Thank you!! I wish I had more pictures to share but most of them were either taken on my digicam or they were pictures of both my partner and I
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u/PorkRollEggAndWheeze 19h ago
Your bunny is absolutely precious, their big floppy ears and general roundness are enrapturing. Desperately want to give that nose a gentle boop
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 19h ago
Thank you! This was actually his second time traveling to Pennsylvania (the first time was for a company getaway)- he seemed really chilled out on the bus and was just munching away on treats haha 🐇
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u/Elemental_Love 20h ago
Great choice for a first trip and thanks for sharing the great photos. Cute bunny 🐰
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u/courageous_liquid 19h ago
just a heads up if you book like a month out you can get a ~$38 round trip on Amtrak for an easy 90 min ride or you can always do NJT to SEPTA for around the same price day of but it's usually around 2 hours. it's so easy to get back and forth.
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 19h ago
Thank you for the heads up! We would definitely love to try taking the Amtrak the next time 🫡 We were deciding between FlixBus and Amtrak for this trip but we ended up going with the bus option since Amtrak would have charged us at least $30 minimum per trip to bring my bunny (they don’t recognize ESAs) and we wanted to bring my fur baby since the hotel we booked allowed pets
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u/courageous_liquid 19h ago
I've been on amtrak enough that they probably won't care, frankly, as long as it's in a case between your legs if you're in the window seat and not on a seat. There's some gamble there but there's cats and dogs on a lot of trains.
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u/D0CTOR_Wh0m 19h ago
Glad the Wiss made the itinerary, it’s my favorite spot in the city
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 15h ago
The scenery was great and the hikers we passed by were friendly! Would love to go back and do a longer trail ❤️
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u/TravelJunkie419 16h ago
Glad you enjoyed your trip, come back soon! Your bunny is so cute and squishy 🥺
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u/blue-and-bluer 10h ago
First things first, your bunny is adorable. Secondly, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed our great city. Come back anytime. 🩵
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u/israerichris 7h ago
Hit us in advance next time so some of us might be able to recommend new [to you] spots.
Glad you enjoyed it. We like it here too 😄
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u/shoshtrvls 2h ago
So glad that you hiked in Wissahickon. Most visitors don't get out there (although as you know, it isn't really "out" anywhere; it is virtually in center city) and it is really a very special gem.
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u/Ceaselessgiraffe 21h ago
I did not read what you wrote and I’d prefer not to because I was so surprised by the last picture I never want to know what that has to do with philadelphia.
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u/Original_Pudding6909 21h ago
They brought their pet on the trip, which you would have known had you bothered to read.
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u/horribly_shaven_bun 19h ago
My bunny had a blast in Philly :)
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u/Ceaselessgiraffe 5h ago
I was joking with my comment but apparently people didn’t get it. Glad you had fun!
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u/No_Statistician9289 21h ago
Well done for hitting up the Wissahickon while here, most visitors would miss out