Walking in Philadelphia
Apr 18th, 2018, 12:32 AM
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Walking in Philadelphia
Hello,
We are going to be in Philadelphia next month - taking in the regular tourist sites. Besides using public transportation, we will obviously be walking quite a bit. I would like to know if the city center (from Rittenhouse Square) and the old city are flat or hilly.
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We are going to be in Philadelphia next month - taking in the regular tourist sites. Besides using public transportation, we will obviously be walking quite a bit. I would like to know if the city center (from Rittenhouse Square) and the old city are flat or hilly.
Thanks.
Apr 18th, 2018, 07:58 AM
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We walked from the area around Independence Hall to the Barnes Museum and back (via Reading Terminal Market), and another day from the same center in the other direction to the river. No hills that I recall. Lots to see.
Apr 20th, 2018, 03:40 AM
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It’s worth the extra few blocks to walk down the residential streets of Pine or Spruce rather than the more commercial Chestnut or Walnut Sts. I like to wander down some of the streets like Delancey that don’t go all the way through and look for some of the tiny cross streets with carriage houses made into row homes. If you’re tired at the end of the day, the Market-Frankford subway line is an easy way to get back to the Rittenhouse area.
Apr 20th, 2018, 06:59 AM
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<with carriage houses made into row homes.>
Birdie, we were so lucky when we were there - we were walking down Elfreth's Alley, and one of the houses was for sale and there was an open house. It was beautifully redone, but you could definitely get the feel for what it was like when built - the narrow small rooms, the steep staircase, uneven floors, etc.
Birdie, we were so lucky when we were there - we were walking down Elfreth's Alley, and one of the houses was for sale and there was an open house. It was beautifully redone, but you could definitely get the feel for what it was like when built - the narrow small rooms, the steep staircase, uneven floors, etc.
Apr 21st, 2018, 07:47 AM
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Thanks for the tips about the neighborhoods etc... There's also the Philly Phlash bus route which covers all the major sites so we'll be able to hop on that when we get tired. (I read on the site that seniors ride for free - I hope that's right.)
Apr 22nd, 2018, 11:04 AM
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> I read on the site that seniors ride for free -
> I hope that's right
According to
https://ridephillyphlash.com/
you are correct.
It's also true for those who have a Septa Key Card -- something anyone can buy in a matter of seconds at scores of places
SEPTA | External Retailers
including most subway stations.
The cost of the card will be $5 (the cost of a one-day pass for the Phlash) after May 4, but this amount can easily be applied to the amount on your "Travel Wallet." Since a Key Card is the best way to get around Philly on mass transit, you might as buy the card and then ride the Philly Phlash for free, for as many days as you're in town.
> I hope that's right
According to
https://ridephillyphlash.com/
you are correct.
It's also true for those who have a Septa Key Card -- something anyone can buy in a matter of seconds at scores of places
SEPTA | External Retailers
including most subway stations.
The cost of the card will be $5 (the cost of a one-day pass for the Phlash) after May 4, but this amount can easily be applied to the amount on your "Travel Wallet." Since a Key Card is the best way to get around Philly on mass transit, you might as buy the card and then ride the Philly Phlash for free, for as many days as you're in town.
Last edited by PaulRabe; Apr 22nd, 2018 at 11:10 AM. Reason: Misquoted the present cost
Apr 22nd, 2018, 11:37 AM
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Sorry, Paul Rabe. I should have remembered that the Medicare card will no longer get me a free ride with SEPTA.
>>Bus, subway, trolley and Norristown High Speed Line rides are free at all times for seniors age 65 or older with a valid SEPTA Key Senior Fare Card, PA Senior Citizen Transit ID card, PA Driver License/Non-Driver ID with magnetic strip on the back*, or Medicare Card (not valid after January 15, 2018).
>>Bus, subway, trolley and Norristown High Speed Line rides are free at all times for seniors age 65 or older with a valid SEPTA Key Senior Fare Card, PA Senior Citizen Transit ID card, PA Driver License/Non-Driver ID with magnetic strip on the back*, or Medicare Card (not valid after January 15, 2018).
Apr 22nd, 2018, 05:40 PM
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<with carriage houses made into row homes.>
Birdie, we were so lucky when we were there - we were walking down Elfreth's Alley, and one of the houses was for sale and there was an open house. It was beautifully redone, but you could definitely get the feel for what it was like when built - the narrow small rooms, the steep staircase, uneven floors, etc.
Birdie, we were so lucky when we were there - we were walking down Elfreth's Alley, and one of the houses was for sale and there was an open house. It was beautifully redone, but you could definitely get the feel for what it was like when built - the narrow small rooms, the steep staircase, uneven floors, etc.
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