Okay, what would you do if you had two hours in the downtown area of a massive city like Philadelphia if you were driving a Chrysler 300 (look up the size of the car if you have no clue about it).
(1) Smash your head against the wall for being a retard. There is no space to park. Ever! Or at least until the next step takes place.
(2) After performing the aforesaid (everything prior to the exclamation mark), find parking.
(3) If you have managed to perform the parking-finding action, congratulate yourself. You have achieved the absolute impossible! One thing though; more often than not, this spot that you find might have an attendant, who will look shady to you, and will ask you for your keys so that he can park your car. You have no choice but to trust him. Good luck!
(4) Walk around the streets of Downtown Philly. They're awesome. Almost as awesome as those in SF, CA. A million parking-spots will also materialize in front of you. Automagically!!
(5) Walk in to some random stores for no reason at all. That's the best, I tell you. 'Cause you might spend money even if you window-shop...
(6) There are no Starbucks in Downtown Philly for some odd reason. Well, I'm lying my buttocks off. In the 10-12 streets that I crossed, there were more than 20 Starbucks. You walk a 100ft and you find a Starbucks. All have the same menus as the one on Tech Square, Atlanta, GA. All the Starbucks I came across in Philly were full of customers btw. Don't ask why. I was as confused as you will be. In fact, it still does not make any sense to me. :S
(7) Walk some more through the alleys and "gully-alleys" in the area. Do this during the day, of course. Unless you have a death-wish. I did this during broad-daylight. Tendulkar has, after all, yet to retire, right?
(8) If you are a meat-lover, grab a Philly Cheese Steak. They're supposed to be absolutely to die for.
(9) Go find the lot where your car is well-hidden. Hope that it's still there. The ar, i.e.
(10) Congrats, you have found your car. It still has the radio in it. Drive around a bit during peak hour traffic. If you're as Indian as I am, you'll absolutely love it!!!
(11) Go to Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. You have about 30min remaining, and therefore, no time to stand in a 3-hour line. Yes, my Masters in ECE at Georgia Tech is worth something! Woohoo! Drive around these areas. You will be able to see the Bell through a glass-window. That's the max you'll get. If you are luckier than i am, you will find that the Hall is not under renovation.
(12) Drive around some more.
(13) Lucky number 13. Catch I-95S to the International Airport. Give back your extremely fuel-efficient and parking-efficient Chrysler 300 at Enterprise.
You will want more of Downtown Philly once you're done with this 2-hour tour.
It was like San Francisco almost.
Only that, it was 2-hours and not 2-days.
Oh well.
One more down.
Many more to go.
(1) Smash your head against the wall for being a retard. There is no space to park. Ever! Or at least until the next step takes place.
(2) After performing the aforesaid (everything prior to the exclamation mark), find parking.
(3) If you have managed to perform the parking-finding action, congratulate yourself. You have achieved the absolute impossible! One thing though; more often than not, this spot that you find might have an attendant, who will look shady to you, and will ask you for your keys so that he can park your car. You have no choice but to trust him. Good luck!
(4) Walk around the streets of Downtown Philly. They're awesome. Almost as awesome as those in SF, CA. A million parking-spots will also materialize in front of you. Automagically!!
(5) Walk in to some random stores for no reason at all. That's the best, I tell you. 'Cause you might spend money even if you window-shop...
(6) There are no Starbucks in Downtown Philly for some odd reason. Well, I'm lying my buttocks off. In the 10-12 streets that I crossed, there were more than 20 Starbucks. You walk a 100ft and you find a Starbucks. All have the same menus as the one on Tech Square, Atlanta, GA. All the Starbucks I came across in Philly were full of customers btw. Don't ask why. I was as confused as you will be. In fact, it still does not make any sense to me. :S
(7) Walk some more through the alleys and "gully-alleys" in the area. Do this during the day, of course. Unless you have a death-wish. I did this during broad-daylight. Tendulkar has, after all, yet to retire, right?
(8) If you are a meat-lover, grab a Philly Cheese Steak. They're supposed to be absolutely to die for.
(9) Go find the lot where your car is well-hidden. Hope that it's still there. The ar, i.e.
(10) Congrats, you have found your car. It still has the radio in it. Drive around a bit during peak hour traffic. If you're as Indian as I am, you'll absolutely love it!!!
(11) Go to Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. You have about 30min remaining, and therefore, no time to stand in a 3-hour line. Yes, my Masters in ECE at Georgia Tech is worth something! Woohoo! Drive around these areas. You will be able to see the Bell through a glass-window. That's the max you'll get. If you are luckier than i am, you will find that the Hall is not under renovation.
(12) Drive around some more.
(13) Lucky number 13. Catch I-95S to the International Airport. Give back your extremely fuel-efficient and parking-efficient Chrysler 300 at Enterprise.
You will want more of Downtown Philly once you're done with this 2-hour tour.
It was like San Francisco almost.
Only that, it was 2-hours and not 2-days.
Oh well.
One more down.
Many more to go.
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