Philadelphia

Philadelphia is beautiful. It is a full of historical monuments, but it also has a hot nightlife scene. The city is visited by thousands of families every week for it's incredible monuments to American history and its beautiful art museums.

Visitors to Philadelphia can take tours of the city by "Riding the Duck," a tour bus that converts into a boat to take visitors into the nearby Delaware River. The bus passes by the Liberty Bell, the Independance Hall, and dozens of other historical and artistic locations. It also passes by Will Smith's childhood home, but he only visits occasionally. After your Ride the Duck tour, you can visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This is where Rocky Balboa ran up the steps and celebrated his successful training regime, the most memorable scene from Rocky. There is a statue at the museum comemmorating the film.

If you want to experience the nightlife in Philly, you can go to any number of bars and clubs around the city. I prefer to spend my time on South Street, a section of the city similar to New York City's Greenwich Village. South street is also home to many shops. There are bookstores, art shops, and stores full of housewares created by independant designers. My favorite store that calls South Street home is South Street Hats, but the hats in there are often expensive.

Philadelphia is an artist's city. The entire city is painted with mosaics and murals. Many of them are designed by Isaiah Zagar. Zagar uses various recycled materials to create the tile patterns seen on the buildings in the city. His art expresses love of life and a connection with protecting our planet. His museum, The Magic Garden, is also located on South Street.

I visit Philadelphia nearly every year. It is one of the most fun and inexpensive vacations you can take!

Want to know more about Philadelphia?

Visit http://www.gophila.com/ for information about what the city offers.

Interested in The Magic Garden? Go to http://www.philadelphiasmagicgardens.org/.


Grammar Point: Sentence Types

Did you notice that there are four types of sentences used in this blog post? Check this out:

Simple Sentence: "Philadelphia is beautiful."

Compound Sentence: "It is full of historical monuments, but it also has a hot nightlife scene."

Complex Sentence: "I prefer to spend my time on South Street, a section of the city similar to New York City's Greenwich Village."

Compound-Complex Sentence: "This is where Rocky Balboa ran up the steps and celebrated his successful training regime, the most memorable scene from Rocky."


You can learn about sentence types and how to use them here:
http://www.ucmo.edu/ae/writing/documents/TYPESOFSENTENCES.pdf