There was no way for Carl to deny the historic significance of Philadelphia while he was there with his wife Shelly visiting her family. He had never been there before and when he agreed to go to the family reunion her cousin had organized he was interested in exploring this eastern city that had been incorporated into some of the mythological aspects of this great country’s early beginnings. He was also excited about meeting more of Shelly’s family as he had only met a few of them at their wedding. Shelly’s favorite cousin Janice had broken her leg and was unable to fly out for the wedding and Shelly talked about her so often that Carl felt as if he already knew her. He also wanted to meet her great aunt Candace and her nephew Patrick who was proving to show his brotherly love on the basketball court.
As Carl made their reservation in a hotel Philadelphia Shelly contacted some of her high school friends she hadn’t seen in years. She would love to spend an afternoon catching up with them and thought Carl could spend time with her cousin Bill who would be happy to show him around town. Carl accepted the offer and while he wasn’t sure what to expect, as he had never met Bill before, he trusted that his wife had put him in good hands.
And she certainly did. Carl actually had one of the best times of the entire trip on that afternoon he spent alone with Bill. He realized that Philadelphia actually was an incredibly beautiful city and thought the tour was rather whirlwind oriented he was able to visit City Hall and One Liberty Place among many other city iconic attractions. However, at the end of the day Carl had to admit to Shelly that one of the most surprising discoveries he made with Bill was not the extent of Georgian architecture that lined the cityscape but the fact that the city had the best cheese steak sandwich he had ever eaten.