Philadelphia
The Rocky Road To Being A Complete Tourist




David Whitley abandons all pretence of being cool in Philadelphia, and discovered that taking the touristy option shouldn’t necessarily be sneered at


A decision to make


Stood at the bottom of the steps, a dilemma crossed my mind. I had two options here, and the first was to calmly walk up them and enter the Philadelphia Museum of Art with measured decorum. The second was to run up them, humming Gonna Fly Now with unnerving enthusiasm, stopping at the top to perhaps punch the air or shout: “Adriiiiiiiian!”

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