Paynter'sinPhilly...again.

That's right....we're on the move north - yet again. Sophia and I fly tonight to attend my brother's innaugural "Fall Equinox" party, whatever the hell this is. I'm told it's a celebratory event marking the seasonal change, pehaps it'll be like the Druids at Stonehenge? PinF has-- by parental decree, absolved his daughter of her academic requirements tomorrow, (good to be the King) in order for her to accompany me on this trip north.

Of course PinF recognizing the precedent and example he sets in doing so has also planned an educationally fun day in the City of Brotherly Love. Tomorrow Sophia will once again do what is so foreign to most people in Florida--board a commuter train. We'll head on down to the vaunted Franklin Institute of Science to try and quench my little scientist's thirst for knowledge. Sophia's been here before, when we did our inaugural trip last year in which we did the Franklin Institue, Natural Science Museum, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall and then had lunch in the Reading Terminal Market. Suffice to say I had to all but carry her onto the train last year for our ride back to Swarthmore. This year figures to be different, as Sophia has been planning and looking forward to this years tour.

Of course much was learned last year, and we will trim our itinerary a bit. We learned of the greatest deal in town last year by riding the Philly Phlash, this is a tourist Trolley bus that does a continuous loop around center city from the Art Museum to the Liberty Bell- all for only a dollar.!...The Plash stops at all the best museums, attractions and even comes complete with a totally unfunny driver who sounds a lot like Rocky. So if you can stand being seated next to some yahoo from Arkansas while you ride around the city looking all touristy, there really isn't a better way to do it.

The coup de grace of our visit will be our attending the premiere of the new Imax movie Magnificent Desolation - Walking on the Moon 3D. This should be huge, as Sophia is a big fan of anything planetary, the 3D aspect is always a plus too. From the Frankilin Institute we'll try another scientific gem of Philly, the Mütter Museum , a little known museum of medical abnormalities and anomalies...this place is freaky! We'll probably take our show on down to the Liberty Bell again as she loved the gift the shop there last year. From there it'll be our return trip to the Reading Terminal Market for lunch. If this doesn't wear Sophia out then I'm in trouble. We'll then be returning to Manayunk for her to attend a sleep over with her Nana, from here I will jettison myself off to attend yet another bloggers convention with the illustriously light-hearted and funny (mis)Adventures of Chuck himself, also rumoured to be attending is the one and only CNN, the woman not the network. Rounding out this week's convention is that political warhorse Tedman, king of the Podcast; all of this taking place at the unofficial blogger's headquarters-- Sligo's in Media. So this is PinF's / PinPhilly weekend, complete with bubble-gummy fun, hell if Chuck isn't busy working on his "bowl", I may see if he wants to tag along..............