Fuchs Family Visit!

Last weekend Mary and Steve came to visit (yay!). They stayed conveniently close (walking distance) in Conshohocken and we were able to see all the sights in the city and still have a few rounds of euchre each night. We really enjoyed getting to see a few spots that Mike and I hadn't checked out yet too.

Our number one task: run the Rocky steps (all singing the theme song, naturally).

We celebrated by the statue

We got to historic boat house row too. We've driven by many times, but never actually stopped to walk around the area and it was beautiful.

Boathouse Row

The art museum and waterworks - such a beautiful spot!

We saw the famous "Love" statue, and even got to one of our favorite restaurants in the city for lunch: Barbuzzo. Mary and Steve were adventurous too and tried the egg pizza with us - mmm!

We stopped at one of our other favorite restaurants for lunch the next day: Ponti's in Conshohocken where Mary and Steve got their first Philly Cheesesteak! Walking main street Conshy takes only about an hour, so after that we decided to head outside the city to Valley Forge. It was a hot day, but beautiful, and so much fun to see it in a different season than when Mike and I were there last.

Steve outside Washington's headquarters

Hanging with George!

That night we took the train to Manayunk. It was great to walk Main Street and do some shopping and check out some new bars and restaurants too. We happened upon some great spots, the best being an awesome gallery - both households went home with some amazing art! 

Dinner at The Bayou

Luckily Mary and Steve's flight wasn't until Sunday evening, so we had all day to check out Old City. We saw Independence Hall, Elfreth's Alley, Christ Church, and all the great historic sites that we've come to love so much living in Philadelphia. Unfortunately we got rained on, but I think it was a true testament of recent Philly weather: 90 and sunny one minute, pouring rain the next! We couldn't have had a more fun time touring around the city. Thanks for the amazing visit and come again soon!!

Brunch at National Mechanics - an old bank building in Old City

Christ Church - and Mike's awesome hat! :)