Philadelphia Guide

Philadelphia is loaded in history given it was the venue for the Constitution being signed and the Declaration of Independence being framed. But it never fails to remind one of the Tom Hanks blockbuster of the same name. Essentially deemed a laid back city, it has undergone massive transformation of late and seen emergence of state of the art museums, chic restaurants, high brow cafes, and some great architecture.
Humidity sky rockets during summer and the cold is biting which leaves one with spring and fall as the best times to visit.

Philadelphia’s airport logs flights from all over the world and there are frequent flights to 100 destinations within the US. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation System (SEPTA) organizes trains from the airport to the city. Shuttle buses, taxis, limousines and rental cars as well as buses, ferries and the Amtrak link Philadelphia to New York City, Newark, Atlantic City, Washington DC and even San Francisco. The Delaware Expressway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike are the 2 major highways.

Activities you can undertake include: mountain biking on the Wissahickon Creek, sailing on the Mauch Chunk Lake, kayaking on the Schuylkill.

Philadelphia gets very crowded during the Independence Day celebrations. There are fireworks aplenty. Additionally there is the Mummers Parade on New Year’s Day where men dress in sequins and strut their stuff across town, athletic Penn Relays in April, the Jambalaya Jam celebrates creole and Cajun cuisines in May and the Philadelphia Freedom Festival with parades and concerts are events to be seen.