Rapid Fire

Twenty random observations of Philadelphia:

1. It's way greener, prettier and cleaner than I thought it would be.
2. People here are outgoing and pretty darn friendly. 
3. This city really does appear to run on Dunkin'.
   
4. Folks are seriously obsessed with football.
5. The Jersey shore is a big deal here, huge in fact.
   
6. I rarely, if ever, see fleece, hiking boots and CamelBaks (Alleluia!).
7. People actually wear those khakis from J.Crew embroidered with little lobsters and palm trees.
8. Not that bike friendly.
9. Yellow, and sometimes red, means most definitely keep going.
10. This city appears to have a long-standing problem with corruption. 
    
11. A lot of people say "wooter" instead of "water."
    
12. When a restaurant sign says steaks it means cheesesteaks.
13. There's a lot of really cool old stuff here.
14. The best view of the city's skyline is from the Walt Whitman Bridge.
15. People eat big, doughy, salty pretzels for breakfast (Fabulous!).
16. Just say "lager" to order a Yuengling.
17. The art museum is incredible.
    
18. Schuykill is pronounced "Skoo-gull."
19. Turns out I'm not the only gal without a tattoo (Portland had me worried...).
20. The fall and spring here are stunningly, gorgeously, perfectly beautiful.