Make me Dizzy

Here is an image that stands in stark contrast to the previous post. It is an upward facing view of the Comcast Building found in center city Philadelphia. This past spring, on a Sunday morning motorcycle ride into the city for breakfast and some time to relax, via a friend whom works in this complex, I was able to take a small tour of his television facility and gain a view of the city I had not seen before. This building, the tallest in my home state is a sight to behold and the engineering is beautifully done. A link that you might enjoy.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast_Center_%28Philadelphia%29

Looking out over the city from above is always fun and although I was never really afraid of heights and in fact used to enjoy looking out from a cliff face, I am finding that that older I get, it is less so and in looking down from the this glass and steel structure to the street below, one can get a small sense of dizziness.

That same morning, the two of us traveled some gorgeous back roads into the city and along the route enjoyed seeing Historic Chestnut Hill College and the adjacent Morris Arboretum, a place to which I would like to return someday for a more in depth stop. Once in town, we stopped at had a nice Cajun breakfast at the Reading Terminal Market, a fascinating 1900's era marketplace where one can get all sorts of fresh meats, fish, pastries and other farm fresh items that are brought in from the local countryside and Amish communities. It is a gem to be able to visit and very fun place for strolling and sightseeing.

Here are a few additional images from that morning. One of our bikes on the roadside,  one  out over this historic city looking down at the Art Museum and one of the Market itself.

 

 

It is always fun to get out and spend time with good friends and I very much look forward to doing this again someday. I hope you have enjoyed the images I brought home and if a chance permits, to find yourself here as well.