Weird Weight Loss TipsGoogle Maps. I wanted to see the campus of the University of Pennsylvania so I mapped it from my hotel in downtown Philadelphia. According to Google my one way trip was 2.5 miles. Then I walked for 20 minutes on campus. Probably another mile. Then made the return trip back to my hotel. Because of Google Maps I knew exactly how far I walked and how long to plan for the walk. Everyone said walking to Penn and back was too far to walk. It wasn't! Thank you, Google Maps, for encouraging me to take a journey I would not have taken last year.
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I also printed out some self-guided walking tours of historic Philadelphia. Visiting tourist attractions on foot forces you to get exercise and the historic landmark is like a reward! A self-guided tour is a grand idea. Than you, William Penn. Thank you, Ben Franklin. After all that walking through Philly, I'm totally on first name basis with these dudes.
Head Toward WaterThere are always walking, biking, and rollerblading paths near the water. We found them along the Mississippi in St. Paul last month. I saw plenty of exercisers near the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
Happy eating and exercising over Labor Day. Three day weekend! Be good to yourself until Tuesday.
So cool to see your pics and hear about your trip. In the old days, you would get mugged for attempting a walking tour through Philly - this is one city that seems to be moving in the right direction! (Still not sure what's an appropriate comment to put in this spot but I tried) :) RHM
ReplyDeleteEverything seemed fine to me. I took Walnut from the city straight onto campus. Freshman were moving into Hill House, and I thought of you and MHJ. Campus seemed so small compared to when I was last there at 16 yrs old!
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