Day 14: Visit the Observation Deck at City Hall

In my 30.10 years of life, I have lived in Philadelphia for 28 of them, yet I have never visited the Observation Deck at City Hall.  That all changed today.  I actually decided yesterday, after hearing how beautiful the weather would be (66 degrees in October), to hop on the train and pay Billy Penn a visit - and that's exactly what I did! 

After a short ride on the local, I waltzed into the Visitor's center at City Hall, and paid my five dollar admission.  I was told where to go and I happily skipped to my destination - YES!  I really skipped all the way.  I got there, and waited patiently for my tour guide to arrive.  I must admit I was a bit nervous, as I was the only person for the 10AM tour, alone with a man that could snap me in half if he wanted... ***side note whenever I'm in a situation like that I go with my gut (which is pretty big thanks to my snack habits..lol) he didn't strike me as a killer*** anyways, we rode in an elevator big enough to maybe fit 4 people to the observation deck, where I received a private tour.. the views were breath taking..  the buildings looked like little cardboard boxes all sitting upon one another.. the city (which I never believed to be that big to begin with ) looked tiny, as if it could snugly fit into another city without being noticed... I kinda felt ashamed for not visiting earlier.. maybe at year 18.10 of my life...

I would definitely go again, maybe with the kids in tow...perhaps we'll all play hooky one day and go pay Old Man Penn a visit.. who knows, maybe I'll go alone :)