Philly

Before we could even make a start of the long trip South we hit a chemical spill. This had to be the worst type of delay at the worst possible time. All the happy feelings of being on the road, all the spirit of adventure was sucked out of the trip the minute that truck flipped. There were EMT's, firetrucks, police, and chemical control clean up workers weaving through traffic. The entire process took at least 3 hours and the cleanup was not finished when we left. When we finally got to Philly it was already midnight but we decided to stop anyway. Despite the fact that it was late and the city was empty we still had one of the best nights of the entire trip. Philly is one of my favorite places. I would trade Philly for N.Y.C. any day. There is a cultured fell to everything. All the buildings are classically styled and there is an artistic flair everywhere you look in the center. I can only imagine what the city would have looked like in the daytime with all the hustle and bustle. We went looking for any place we could to eat a Philly cheese stake. We ended up in an amazing black bar in downtown Philly. Right away we felt like we were back in Georgia. The place was fantastic. There was a D.J. spinning, really friendly staff, and the bar itself was amazing. The waitress must have told the cook that we were visiting and wanted Philly stakes b/c they were absolutely amazing with all the trimmings. The cook came to our table later on with a proud smile on his face and asked if we liked the stakes.After dinner we talked to the D.J. and he agreed to let us mess around on his D.J. equipment. He and Ches played around for a bit and I took pics. After dinner we ran up the Rocky stairs, and fooled around downtown for a while. The whole night seemed like it would be a bust after the chemical spill but it ended up being a highlight of the entire trip. My only regret is that we could not visit the art museum, it is said to be one of the best.