Philadelphia

We had a fantastic trip to Philadelphia this weekend.  We got to our friend Carolyn's house a little before 8 pm on Saturday night and headed out for dinner at brewery in her neighborhood.  Delicious food, several pitchers of great local beer and fun group of friends definitely made for a great start to our trip.


View of the field and the Philadelphia skyline from our seats

We got up around 7:30 am the next day to finish getting organized for the main event of the weekend: the Eagles-Lions game. Carolyn had organized a big group of friends to go to the game so we all met up at WaWa (gas station/PA institution) to caravan to the stadium.  Tailgaiting at a professional game definitely takes it to the the next level.  I failed to capture it in pictures, but let's just say that Eagles fans don't mess around when it come to the pre-game.  Probably the biggest hit of our tailgate was a tray of "rivets" (basically bites) from the Philly Pretzel Factory, which is certainly something I will remember for future Ealges games.

We always have fun, win or lose

The game itself was really exciting and the atmosphere inside the stadium was rowdy to match it.  Eagles fans are famous for their attitude and that was definitely on full display in Section 206 of Lincoln Financial Field as they alternately praised and booed their own team...especially the coaching staff.  Greg has been a fan for awhile now and I know he especially enjoyed finally getting to be a part of authentic Eagles fan experience.  The Eagles lost in overtime, which was a major bummer, but it was still a great way to spend one of the most beautiful Fall days so far this year.

 

Thank you to Carolyn and eveyone else who made our trip such a blast. I hope you all had wonderful weekends as well and that the week is off to excellent start!