3pm the next day, we had not yet left DC (surprised? I'm not.), but after finally getting all our affairs in order we departed, due East, for the Maryland shore. We arrived that evening, finding a small town bustling with tourists. It was Maryland's take on Williamsburg; all the same buildings were there, just rearranged every so slightly and of course there were the ever present naval cadets (in lieu of our colonial patriots and "indentured servants"). We made a quick run through town and had dinner a 6pm. After which we made one last walk around town and jumped back into the car for the return trip home. However as we took our seats there was a short pause, then another simple and innocuous question arose:"....Philadelphia?"...silence as the it hung in the air...eye contact...then smiles. The engine came to life as we made a mad dash for Pennsylvania (to the tune of Tupac's "fuck all ya...").
We arrived to Philly at 9pm, booked a room with a view, and then went out to explore the city. Oddly enough, the city was almost entirely deserted that weekend; and to add to the surreal-ness of it all we encountered the most fantastic and unusual architecture I had seen on the East coast. Anyway, I'll let the pictures put in their thousand words, however suffice to say the randomness was just as enjoyable as the sights and sounds themselves:
(half in color (Fuji Pro), the other half I shot in B&W, will appear on my next post):
