Summer Adventuring: Brooklyn and Philadelphia

Apologies for the silence, Sean and I have been trying to soak up every bit of summer that we can over here. That is, when the temperature cooperates. We survived another epic heatwave and it's actually been quite nice since then. A few weeks ago we took a little Saturday trip to Brooklyn that involved walking across the Brooklyn Bridge ALL THE WAY and wandering the promenade. I have been to DUMBO and Brooklyn Bridge park but never seem to make it south to the promenade or into Brooklyn Heights. It was lovely. I can see why people move there for the views alone.

Last weekend Sean surprised me with a trip to Philadelphia. We aren't able to take a real vacation for ourselves this summer but he insisted we at least get out of New York for a few days. He knows I am a sucker for U.S. history and French art and we were able to work both of those things into our trip with a visit to all of Philly's historic sites including Independence Hall and a visit to the Barnes Foundation amazing collection of post-impressionist French paintings. We were able to take public transit (cheap!) and stay in a hotel across for City Hall using credit card points making this an extremely affordable getaway. It was nice to get a change of scenery for a few days!