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Want to know the best time to see Philadelphia’s famous Boathouse Row? At sunrise in the fall a few days before Daylight Savings Time. It’s a very specific time and date and very early in the morning, but it’s worth it! And I am going to show you why 🙂 The best place to see […]

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! It finally consistently feels like spring in Philadelphia (and sometimes even summer), so it’s been nice to be able to spend more time outside. Annika is adamantly against this heat though and really wants the snow to come back! I’ve been able to explore more of […]

Spring has (mostly) come to Philadelphia! If you missed last week’s post, I had an entire post on spring flowers in bloom. It’s pretty neat to be able to see so many flowers and greenery in such a big city. And as I mentioned in my first post on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia actually quite […]

As I’ve warned you, I’m a little, teensy bit obsessed with Vikings. I kinda even wrote a 45 page thesis on them in college (the pdf is here, and I promise it’s actually interesting for any brave souls who want to read it!). Since I’m a huge history nerd and I love reading interesting articles […]

Happy Pi Day! 🙂 I hope everyone is able to eat some pie today! I celebrated yesterday with Pie and Prejudice! (like a drinking game with Pride and Prejudice, but with pie!) One of my favorite places in the city is Old City Philadelphia. There are so many museums, green spaces and little parks, historic sites, and […]