Pennsylvania, food, etc

Okay, so I haven't posted in awhile, and definitely had a whole post typed out.. but then I inserted pictures and it was like NO and deleted all of my text. Alas. I haven't been up to much, just working at the office and trying to do fun things on the weekend. Went down to Pennsylvania over July 4th (which was awesomeee being in Philly!)... I highly recommend that, if you're ever in Philadelphia, GO TO THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE!!! Nothing like a science museum where EVERYTHING is hands-on to fill a day with fun! Anyways.... here is.....

PENNSYLVANIA!

Here's a vendor in the Italian Market.

Sooo many delicious fruits, vegetables, and seafood.

Philly Cheesesteak!! In Philly!

This is Pat's! Apparently, Rocky came here or part of it was filmed here... I don't know, but it was REALLY good! The service is Philly... you best say "wit" instead of "a philly cheesesteak with onions" otherwise... haha

There were murals everywhere!

This is not Philly, but this is a smoothy I made the night before I left. A bunch of plain or vanilla yogurt, strawberries (I used frozen and it was kinda difficult, so I'd say stick with fresh OR thaw out frozen ones), blueberries, a hint og lime juice, a hint of vanilla, and some ice cubes. Blend until... you feel like it looks right!

This is what it looks like!

We went to this awesome place in East Central Pennsylvania where they make the ice cream RIGHT there... the flavors were AMAZING and you can mix and match. They are all really delicious and cheap!

LIBERTY BELL!!

Soooo they have this stuff called "Water Ice," but with accents it sounds like "wooter ice" It's like Italian ice... but so much better and smoother. It can literally only be described as Water Ice. I got a gellati, strawberry margarita with vanilla ice custard. SO GOOD. I will crave these until death.

This is where you get water ice. They are all over the place, and I can see why!!

My friend made killer tacos and doesn't like eating tacos in taco form, so she crushes up the hard shells and puts all of the ingredients on top. So good!!

For those of you who miss Western Mass.... (took a day trip out there... a rainy day, but these pictures survived!)

ANTONIO'S!!!!!!!!!

Tata for now! Hope you are all well!