{"id":2411,"date":"2009-07-14T21:45:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T20:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2009-07-28T20:46:36","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T19:46:36","slug":"philadelphia-murals-and-eastern-state-penitentiary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/philadelphia-murals-and-eastern-state-penitentiary\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia murals and Eastern State Penitentiary"},"content":{"rendered":"

We spent a day in Philadelphia looking at the murals and visiting Eastern State Penitentiary.<\/p>\n

Ocean City<\/h1>\n

The day started in Vince’s Ocean City beach house. Vince and I got up early, went to the store, got some whipped cream and ambushed Zoe. She was not amused, and did not talk to us for ~2 hours. :)
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Ryan was ambushed as well. Vince is a crap cameraman.
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We went to Atlantic City to have breakfast (lunch, and dinner) in the Borgata buffet.<\/p>\n

BBQ chicken, chargrilled chicken, noodles, sausages, egg fried rice, mushrooms…
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…ravioli, pork shoulder, mussels, plantain… what? It’s a buffet!
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We got to our hotel in Philly, The Four Points by Sheraton. Highly recommended.
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Saw this advert while we waited for the valet. I’m always amazed by the in-your-face ‘sue anyone & everyone’ culture in America.
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Reading Terminal Market for lunch.
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It can be hard to eat healthy in America sometimes.
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I wanted to buy one of these, but I’m not sure what I would have done with it.
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Why I didn’t shoot this straight I will never know.
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Vince’s lunch: Turkey bacon and French toast.
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My lunch: Blueberry pancakes.
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And an apple thingy.
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Driving to the State Pen, we passed some murals.
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There are murals like this all over Philadelphia, especially in car parks. I want to go back and see them all.
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Silly faces.
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We stopped off near the prison and went for a quick drink while we waited for Vince’s friend Charley to arrive. Passed this sticker on the way. Zoe, being Jewish, put a cross through it.
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Hello Zoe.
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This is my drink. I can’t remember what it was named or what it tasted of. Maybe I should take notes in future.
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Eastern State Penitentiary<\/h1>\n

Welcome to Eastern State Penitentiary, home to Al Capone for a short time. The prison was active from 1829-1971. This is what you were up against if you were thinking of escaping.
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I walked around with an audio tour headset.
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Like Zoe.
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One of the rooms. You were not supposed to climb into this room.
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Not that Gareth cared.
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Toilet facilities. Watch out for splashback.
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The peeps.
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Charley on the left. Super-hilarious girl.
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I wonder what this room was. Barbershop? Though it wouldn’t be a shop, would it? Barber room? Barber emporium?
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And that brings an end to the Penitentiary visit. You can’t stay too long in prisons if you have a choice.<\/p>\n

One more mural from Philadelphia to end this entry. They are positively epic.
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Geeky stuff: Canon EOS 20D, 24-70 f2.8 lens<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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