6-29-22 Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

 So last night we walked to the corner to Famous 4th Street Deli.  Dave had breakfast for dinner with the most enormous omelet we have ever seen!  He could only eat half and saved the rest for breakfast today.  Nathaniel had a nova salmon sandwich platter and again ate half for breakfast.  I had my Philly cheesesteak left over from the night before so I ordered an eclair for dessert.  I was enormous!   The teaspoon next to it for scale is larger than my teaspoons at home, but I couldn't think of anything else to use.  I will take me the rest of the week to finish it.

After dinner we again played pinochle.  Nathaniel is really getting good at the game.  Nathaniel won three games to my one!

This morning after breakfast and laundry, we took an Uber to Reading Terminal Market.  Nathaniel was fascinated by all of the booths: fish, meat, bread, desserts, candy, produce and other items.

We then walked down the block and across the street to a huge Macy's store.  Inside the store is a beautiful organ.  Someone comes in to play it at noon and 6 PM, but we couldn't wait around for the concert and we had to have an earlier lunch in order to get to our afternoon activity. 

We walked back to the terminal for lunch.  Dave had a gyro, I had a Guacamole, bacon and tomato sandwich, and Nathaniel had something called a breakfast bowl.  It was a chia pudding with oats, quinoa, toasted almonds, chocolate bits and oat milk.  He declared it delicious.  I had asked for no jalapeno peppers on my sandwich, but they were there!  I couldn't even finish one-half of the sandwich - my mouth was on fire!!  We finished lunch earlier than we expected so took an Uber back to the house so Dave could have his nap.  Nathaniel and I hung out for an hour and then went to Philadelphia's Magic Gardens.  This is a immersive mixed media art environment created by Isaiah Zagar using tiles, bicycle wheels, found objects, mirrors and mosaics murals.  It was a multi-level exhibit and art was on the floor and walls.  Nathaniel love it!  I was less enamored of the style, but could certainly appreciate the work that went into creating it.  

We then took an Uber across town to visit a tee shirt shop that Nathaniel had spotted the other day that wasn't yet opened as we walked by.  Unfortunately they didn't have anything in his size.  As we were walking toward home, however, he spotted a store called Omoi.  This is a zakka shop - apparently it is Japanese influenced stationery/bookstore/accessories store.  He had a grand time browsing and bought a few treasures.  We are now back at the house and will go out to our replacement birthday/anniversary dinner.  We are all looking forward to it!