Cheesesteaks and pit stops.

eric jo philly
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My partner in crime and I decided we needed to get away for the day so we headed up to Philadelphia to take the plunge in checking out Geno's and Pat's Cheese steaks in South Philly. The drive up was nice, not a lot of traffic but man did we not plan well. We hit 3 different toll plazas on the way up which we didn't expect but once we got through them we made it to Philly. We came in on this awesome bridge where the in bound traffic is on the lower level and the out bound traffic is on the upper level.

We passed the stadiums where the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, the 76ers, the Flyers and the Soul play. They are all on the same huge lot of land which I thought was pretty cool.

We finally arrived to the intersection where Geno's and Pat's battle it out 24/7. I got in line at Geno's and ordered a steak with whiz and onions and Eric got in line at Pat's where he got a steak with provolone and onions. We found a spot to sit and dove in to the steaks. We each ate half of our sandwhiches and then switched. I liked the one from Geno's the best and Eric agreed. After eating and taking some pictures we headed back to the car for a drive through the city.

We wound up in some not so friendly areas and quickly found our way to US - 30. We jumped on US - 30 and headed west towards home. We passed through quite a few interesting towns on the way and might make trips back out to check them out a little more in depth.

We made a stop in Lancaster to pick up a world famous Shoo-Fly pie from our favorite bakery and then a quick stop in York for some very awesome donuts from Maple Donuts.

I guess you could say this was a culinary tour of Pennsylavania. ;)

After many miles and a lot of fun we finally made it home. More pictures to come and a lot more stories from the road.

Where will you find us next?!? Maybe in a town near you. :D