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February 21, 2014

150 Fun & Fab Things To Do In Philadelphia

Philly, you are the best city of all the cities. In honor of your loveliness, I’ve teamed up with four other fab Philly lady bloggers to bring our readers the ultimate list of all the things you must do, see, eat, drink, and visit in our fair city. A Philly bucket list, if you will, filled with unique things to make you say “hmmm that sounds interesting,” and more obvious things to make you go, “duh! Why have I not done that yet?”

By the end of reading this I expect you will be ready to book your Philly vacation! Before you do, check out these philadelphia vacation rentals from Stay Alfred. Whether your here for pleasure or business, these luxurious rentals means you can stay in style.

Below you’ll get my contribution to the list, and when you’re done, click over to the rest of the list on each blog. Here goes!

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January 2, 2013

Insta-Month: A Look Back {December}

I always love Philadelphia during the winter. Something about bundling up to get some fresh air and still being able to walk everywhere you need to go has always appealed to me. This month, despite some minor sickness(es), has been a good one – filled with friends, family & celebrating. Here is a peek at my December:

get well soon flowers from boyfriend in philly    the prettiest street in philadelphia

Gorgeous fresh “get well soon flowers” from the BF // My favorite Philadelphia street ever (do you recognize it?)

philadelphia macy's christmas holiday light show in philly    apple pie and vanilla bean ice cream at little pete's in philadelphia

Macy’s Christmas Light Show  // The yummiest apple pie & vanilla bean ice cream at Little Pete’s

my family on christmas eve    chopsticks & champagne on new year's eve at sampan in philadelphia

Looking festive with my family on Christmas Eve // Chopsticks & champagne at Sampan on New Year’s Eve

How was your December? Hope everyone had a lovely New Year’s Eve, and cheers to 2013!

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December 16, 2012

Macy’s Christmas Light Show

When I was younger, my family and I frequently made a stop at Macy’s (1300 Market St) during the holidays to see the Christmas Light Show. I remember loving the festivities and have wanted to give the show a try in my adult years. Since two of my girlfriends from college stopped by the city on Saturday for a little holiday shopping & sightseeing, so we thought we would give it a go.

Macy's Christmas Light Show Philadelphia

When we walked in, the store was a literal madhouse. Now, it was one of the only two Saturdays left before Christmas, but I’m talking, can’t even walk madhouse. We stopped on the 3rd floor to find a bathroom for our friend and couldn’t seem to even find a place to stop & wait where we were not in anyone’s way.

Macy's Christmas Light Show Philadelphia

We got a decent spot behind two rows of people and got ready to watch the show. From the 3rd floor, it was a bit hard to hear, and we couldn’t see the bottom of the set. However, it was still beautiful and still looked just like I remembered it!

Macy's Christmas Light Show Philadelphia

If you are thinking of going to see a show, my tips are as follows: 1) Go on a weekday. Just, trust me :] 2) Sit/stand on the bottom floor, even if it means you have to wait a bit longer for the show to start 3) Remove all jackets/scarves/gloves before you get into position to watch, it does get a little warm! 4) Take a child. I think while venturing to see this as an adult it had lost a little of it’s luster. I don’t know if I’ll go back for it until I have kids of my own.

Macy's Christmas Light Show Philadelphia

The show runs every hour through the end of December. You can get the full schedule over on VisitPhilly. Have you ever attended the Macy’s Christmas Light Show? What did you think of it?

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