Today we check out of our NYC flat, take a 90 minute Amtrak to Philadelphia and check into our final Airbnb of this trip. We will be in Philly for three nights and then fly to St. Louis.
We got everything packed and left our luggage at the flat while we got a bagel for breakfast and walked over to the High Line. The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. https://www.thehighline.org/.
There were, of course, vendors as well. We passed one which had acrylics on canvas. It was obvious to me that Maria was interested in the sky line paintings. So, I inquired and the price was reasonable, so Maria consented to my getting one for her. As we were about to leave, she noticed a partially hidden painting of a giraffe. Maria loves giraffes, so we added this to the purchase. She says she will have them framed for hanging in her home.
There were works of art along the walkway.
Before heading back to the flat to collect our luggage, we visited the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as the "Whitney", is an art museum in Manhattan. It was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a wealthy and prominent American socialite and art patron after whom it is named. The Whitney focuses on 20th- and 21st-century American art. https://whitney.org/
Newark NJ across the river.
Some of this art was difficult for either of us to understand.
OK, we caught an Uber back to the flat. The cleaning lady was there and we picked up our luggage and hailed another Uber to take us to Pennsylvania Station.
Traffic was heavy and it took awhile to get to the station. Our original train was to leave at 1:00 pm. When we arrived at the station, we had time to stop for a light lunch and a drink. While fumbling around, I noticed I no longer in possession of my iPhone. I had left it in the Uber. It had only been about 10 or 15 minutes since we had been dropped off and Maria was able to contact the driver. He had my phone and said he would be able to meet me at the same spot he had dropped us off in about 20 minutes. Maria rescheduled our train for 2:05 pm. I finally met the driver and got my phone before we boarded the train. That was a close call!
We were riding in Business Class on the train. No assigned seats, but it wasn't that busy.
Got to Philly, caught a cab to our flat at 331 South Street. It took three security codes and three flights of stairs to get into our flat. It is a three bedroom and three bath flat. We unpacked and walked less than a block to try our first philly cheesesteak sandwich at MilkBoy who gets their sandwiches from Jim's across the street. It was good, but Maria says there are much better.
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