The main purpose of travelling to Philadelphia was to attend a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game this evening with my sister Eileen.
Since we missed our museum side trip yesterday, we planned to
do that today before the game that evening.
It wasn’t meant to be. The museum
is closed on Tuesdays. Likewise, two
other art museums in downtown Philadelphia we could visit are also closed on
Tuesday – Thursday. Instead, we just
relaxed in the hotel and I worked on our return trip planning.
My sister picked us up at the hotel which is about 15 minutes from the sports complex where the ball park, Citizen’s Bank Park is located. It is right next to the football stadium where the Philadelphia Eagles play and the arena where the hockey and basketball teams play (Flyers and 76ers) .
We arrived at the park at 5:30 pm when the gates
opened. There are no COVID restrictions
at the park. They suggested wearing a
mask if not vaccinated. We didn’t see a lot of masks. We walked around the park checking out all
the food and other attractions (there a lot), had ballpark food for dinner and
waited for the game to start at 7:05 pm.
It was very hot and humid and since there wasn’t a full house, the
ushers let us move our seats into a more shady part of the section we were in.
The Phillies played the Miami Marlins and won a close game
4-3. It was a long game and we didn’t
get back to the hotel until almost 11:30 pm due to the length of the game and the traffic exiting the parking areas. As fans of the Phillies, it was good to see
them play in person and experience the enthusiasm of the local fans, especially
a lot of young people wearing the local team colors and having a good time.
We will drive back to Cape May in the morning, hook up with
the RV and break camp for home on Thursday to our first stop Gettsyburg for the
4th of July weekend.
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