After a day of walking around the city, we decided to rent a tandem bicycle and tour around Fairmount Park…
To prepare for a day of riding, we returned to Sabrina's to try some other items from their diverse menu.. This time we went with another Challah stuffed French Toast
Overlooking the Fairmount Water Works and the Schuylkill River
Cycling along the Schuylkill River Trail
Playing Angel's sculpture
Ulysses S Grant sculpture
Our cycling route brought us to view many historic homes and mansions. This one is Mount Pleasant mansion
Strawberry Hill Mansion
Will you Road through East Fairmount Park and then up to Wissahickon Creek
We came upon a great lunch spot called Deke's BBQ
Crossing Schuylkill River on Falls bridge
Have you across the river to Laurel Hill Cemetery
After crossing the river, we biked through West Fairmount Park and up Belmont Plateau for this City View
We took a much needed rest break at Belmont Mansion, site of the Underground Railroad Museum
Ohio House
Fountains at Fairmount Park Horticulture Center
Massive statues at the entrance of the Please Touch Museum
Smith Memorial Arch, a memorial for the Civil War
On the way back to our starting point. The Philadelphia Museum of Art looms large in the background
On front of the Rocky Steps leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Inspired by the Rocky movie called Osseo area has been transformed into a public workout with many different groups doing hardcore body exercises. Cool, sign me up!
But after a long day of a going up and down the hills of Fairmount Park, we were content to just get some dinner and head back to our Airbnb to rest and recover…