Hello! Iām back in D.C. after a wonderful day and night in Philadelphia visiting my college BFF Turner. š (We missed you, Kris!)
I maintain that the best way to see a city is running. Turner and I got up early today and went for a 5 mile run through the city and over the Ben Franklin Bridge. It was soo beautiful ā amazing views!
Iāve visited her a million times and I canāt believe weād never done this run together before!
Whew! We were able to maintain an average 9 min/mile pace and finished in about 45 minutes. The hill up the bridge ā and back up on the other end ā was killer, but so worth it. Plus, what goes upā¦ must come down, right? š
Post-run breakfast = a homemade bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on a toasted whole wheat bagel! YUM! Thanks Turner š
Other highlights of the weekend included having my first āVietnamese Hoagieā yesterday ā apparently they are really popular in Philly right now!
I got a vegetarian one that came with tofu, carrot, jicama, taro, yam, potato, vermicelli noodles, bean curd, leeks, cilantro, etc.
It was like Pho in a sub!! Soooo good. š
And the rest of yesterday was spent enjoying the beautiful city on foot while doing some (window) shopping! It was chilly, but sunny š
Iām off to enjoy the rest of this gorgeous Saturday with Matt! I feel like I havenāt seen him in forever! We have a hot date tonight involving wine tasting and a haunted forest š