If you’ve never been, it’s worth the 8 hour trip to Cedar City. Just took 50 students and chaperones to see “The Merchant of Venice,” Peg o’ My Heart,” (drama) and “Johnny Guitar” (musical). There were no drugs this year. Just a sick kid and a 3:00 a.m. phone call from another about a “bubble” growing on their bathroom ceiling. It truly was a conical sort of bubble hanging down about 10 inches which looked ready to burst at any moment. The manager was awakened, but he told us to put a garbage can under it. okey-dokey.
Phavorite Philly phrolics (October 1-7) from Dennis and Amye’s trip:
1. spending time with Ryan and Jessica
2. shopping in the Italian Market around the corner from their house
3. walking the old, narrow streets in their Bella Vista district
4. touring the Philadelphia Mint
5. touring the Eastern Pennsylvania State Penitentiary (1st penit. in world)
6. shopping at Reading Terminal
7. eating at Villa di Roma restaurant around the corner from R and J’s house
8. attending the lecture at the Penn Kelly Writer’s House which Jessica hosted
9. eating at Dahlak, an Eritrean restaurant, where we ate with our hands
10. touring Independence Hall
11. strolling 1st Friday, the art walk in Old City Phil.
12. driving through the lush countryside of Penn., Delaware, and New Jersey
13. crossing Delaware Bay on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry-dolphins spotted
14. climbing the 200 steps in the Cape May (NJ) Lighthouse
15. hiking around the 8 waterfalls at Bushkill Falls in the Poconos (no. Penn.)
16. seeing the New York City skyline day and night from Jersey City
17. walking from WTC in lower Manhatten to Midtown-several hours
18. taking the double decker bus tour around Central Park and Harlem
19. having my photo taken with George (Dave Letterman handyman)
20. eating tacos at the Tacquerria by R and J’s house
21. walking South Street (Philly) and eating “water ice”
22. eating cannoli from the Isgro Pasticceria on South Street
23. going to the Mutter Museum which is “disturbingly informative” (medical)
24. sleeping to open windows and the all night sounds of Italian Market trucks
25. eating cookies from The Famous 4th Street Cookie Company
THANKS FOR THE GREAT HOSPITALITY, JESSICA AND RYAN!