A Perfect NYE

To celebrate the New Year, Bruno and I decided to keep it low key. So along with my cousin Steph and her hubby Brian from New York, we stayed in a cool Bed and Breakfast in Media, PA, about 20 minutes outside of Philly. And it was perfect!

The B&B we stayed at was called the Alpenhof www.alpenhofbedandbreakfast.com and it was awesome. We went up Tuesday night and arrived at the house a little after 9:30. Steph and Brian had gotten there around 8, and went on a beer run. Unfortunately, the liquor and beer sales in PA are different then here or NY, so the 2 came back empty handed after 30 minutes of searching. No worries. We said our hellos, chatted for a bit, and all went to bed around 11pm.

We got up early NYE morning and sat down to our Made to Order breakfast. Yep, Roland, the Inn Keeper, came into the dining room and asked us what we wated to eat, and had a plethra of options. The Inns Bruno and I have been to before have a set menu and while the food was always delicious, it was great to have exactly what we wanted. All but Brian sprung for the Eggs Benedict, which Bruno and I also ended up having the 2nd morning. It was amazing and a gret start to our day.

From there we trekked into Philadelphia to see some sites and be touristy. Our touristy stops, with pictures, included: LOVE park, the market (near HArd Rock Cafe, can't remember the name but it was AWESOME), the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We didn't make it to Pat and Geno's for a cheesesteak, but given the really cold temperatures, and oh yeah, the crazy blizzard going on, we were okay with missing it this time. We had cheesesteaks in The Bourse food court instead, and they were pretty darn good!

After a few hours in Philly, we headed back to the house. We played board games and snacked on pizza to pass the time until our 10pm dinner reservation in Media. We ate at a restaraunt called Azia and it was REALLY yummy. We finished eating just in time, around 11:45, to walked down 2 blocks to join the big crowd of people (about 200-300) gathered to watch Media's very own ball drop. We counted down, cheered, kissed, and then immediately left the cold to head back home. We were all in bed by 1pm.

While it was a low-key early night (well, early for NYE) it was the perfect way to ring in 2009. Now where will we go NEXT New Years??

PS pictures to come...