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!

We split this special menu item Challah French toast along with a plate of eggs and potatoes. We were definitely stuffed.

I spent a lot of time trying to set up this shot, but my gorilla camera accessory was not cooperating and the camera kept flopping down. So of course I need to post this picture as a reward for all of my hard work!

Another no name church, but it is so beautiful!

It was hard to resist the temptation, but we were able to leave this sweet bakery without any damage

Sculpture fountain at Rittenhouse Square Park

Lots of tall buildings!

We went to the Hyatt at Bellevue and rode the elevator to the top floor to get in some of these great views of the city looking East towards the Delaware River

This is actually the Ritz-Carlton inside some old bank, with City Hall looming in the background

Finally I have the name of one of the churches that we went to

Interior

The Old City Philadelphia, and just the downtown core itself, has many of these signs up to provide a little history as you walk around which is pretty cool

He strolled through the Reading Terminal Market and made our way up through Chinatown and this Chinese friendship gate

At Franklin Square Park there is this miniature golf course set up with number of Philadelphia's historic buildings in miniature as prop pieces for the golfing

We went to a number of gift shops throughout the day, and of course Lisa was always drawn to the book section so that she could add more books to her Goodreads account. This gift shop was inside the National Constitution Center

Inside the Independence Visitor Center posing next to some dude that is probably important!

When in Philadelphia, you have to get a Philly cheesesteak. Unfortunately we were not able to make the long Trek to the Italian market and try to find offerings from Geno's and Pat's. Pat's. However, we did try this one from Sonny's and it was delicious

This is an old think that the National Park Service has now converted to displaying National Portrait Gallery

Well it is not the Liberty Bell, but this is one of the iconic landmarks in Philadelphia at Independence Hall

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Washington Square Park

We strolled along the Washington Square District through Antique Row and then walked down busy South Street and Came Upon This tourist attraction called The Magic Gardens.

We were thrilled that we stumbled upon this Frozen Custard Stand and we ordered up Heath bar vanilla milkshake that was perfect for this sunny Sunday afternoon

Hand on to Penn's Landing, where there is a hub of us frantic activity with people enjoying the riverfront area

On this evening Penn's Landing was hosting a Hispanic Festival with a band performing on the concert stage. Here Lisa takes a short break from all of the walking that we have been doing

This is the Irish Memorial, with placards surrounding the site explaining the Irish emigration to the United States and the years of suffering they went through during the hunger years.