Driving Can Be Boring, Sometimes You Take Pictures To Pass The Time

Posted: November 20th, 2009 | Filed under: Out Of Town

For a time a while back I had to commute to Connecticut via car, so I began to get to know the Connecticut Turnpike pretty well:

Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Near Exit 8, Stamford, Connecticut

Those flags are the WWF Headquarters in the distance:
World Wrestling Federation Headquarters (1241 East Main Street) From Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Near Exit 9, Stamford, Connecticut

More traffic for no apparent reason near Norwalk:
Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Between Exits 13 and 14, Norwalk, Connecticut

Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 At Exit 31, Honeyspot Road, Stratford, Connecticut

The adult services industry is alive and well in Stratford:
Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95, Stratford, Connecticut

The adult services industry is alive and well in West Haven:
Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 At Exit 42, West Haven, Connecticut

Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Near Exit 45, New Haven, Connecticut

We went to a wedding here.

World Series Game Three

Posted: November 2nd, 2009 | Filed under: Out Of Town

The Phillies lost to the Yankees in Game Three of the 2009 World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia:

Start Of Game, View From Section 302, Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees, World Series Game 3, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31, 2009

View From Section 302, Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees, World Series Game 3, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31, 2009

Postgame, View From Section 302, Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees, World Series Game 3, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31, 2009

We also bought this bootleg T-shirt with the only-in-Philly poignant (unintended?) double meaning at a bar in Port Richmond on Friday night the day before the game:

T-Shirt Bought In Port Richmond, Philadelphia, October 30, 2009

Phillies vs. Mets, Phillies vs. Marlins

Posted: October 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Out Of Town

Two games at Citizens Bank Park that we posted before the World Series moves down to Philadelphia for Game Three: Phillies vs. Mets (9/12/09) and Phillies vs. Marlins (10/4/09).

The game on October 4 was interesting for the shadows on the field, which the Times talked about during baseball’s different division series. You can see how the shadows move across the field over the course of an afternoon during the early fall:

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 1:16 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 2:38 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 3:08 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 3:18 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 3:38 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 4:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 4:12 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, View From Section 331, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009, 4:47 p.m.

We also saw the Spectrum before it will be demolished:

Wachovia Spectrum From Parking Lot, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009