Fall in Philadelphia: Happy Thanksgiving!

14 CommentsThursday • November 25, 2010 • by michelle

Last year at this time, I was in Pennsylvania having Thanksgiving with my family. This year, I’m going to be spending the long weekend in northern Italy with Sara (Ms Adventures in Italy), Diana (A Certain Simplicity and Piemontescapes), and hopefully others I’ve only known virtually until now, but today with last year on my mind, I’d like to share some fall in Philadelphia shots from last November.

These are all taken in the Art Museum/Ben Franklin Parkway area — the area I lived in for five years:

22nd Street fall porch, Philadelphia

Fall display next to Jack's Firehouse on Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia

Wallace Street, Philadelphia -- my old street!

Spring Garden/Fairmount/Art Museum area, Philadelphia

Ben Franklin Parkway and City Hall from steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Free Library, Philadelphia

Logan Circle, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, and the Sheraton, Philadelphia

Italy's flag on the Ben Franklin Parkway; the rest are in alphabetical order, but Italy's is placed specially so it's adjacent to the Cathedral.

Happy Thanksgiving!

How are you celebrating Thanksgiving this year?

Posted in: holidays, philadelphia

14 Beans of Wisdom to “Fall in Philadelphia: Happy Thanksgiving!”

1. Gil

   11.25.2010

   Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I’ll have to ask my sisters if the leaves are that colorful in Philly when I bug them later in the day…

   Hope you have a great day, Gil!
2. scuola Toscana

   11.25.2010

   … beautiful pictures !
   Also here in Firenze many colleague schools organise Thanksgiving for US students – and their friends !

   Fun! Thanks for coming by 🙂
3. Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy

   11.25.2010

   YAYAY! I can’t wait! It’s going to be epiccccc. Or not. Perhaps just absolutely normal. YAAYYAYAAYAY. It’s really hard to say.

   Looking back, I’m going…epiccccc! 😀
4. Joanne at Frutto della Passione

   11.25.2010

   Lovely pics, can’t wait to get up close and personal!

   Was so wonderful meeting you, Joanne!
5. travelingsuep

   11.25.2010

   Happy Thanksgiving.

   Lovely pics.

   Thanks Sue 🙂
6. awedree

   11.25.2010

   Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, Michelle! Gosh I’m such a sucker for fall in the East Coast…your pix reminded me of that. We don’t really get any of that here in SF. We will be chowing down with my family at my bro’s house. BTW I recently saw a movie that made me think of you…’18 years later’…Calabria is the backdrop…it’s a lovely film about life…and hilarious too!

   Will look for it! Thanks Awedree!
7. Fred

   11.25.2010

   Today in Philly it is chilly with snow flurries,sleet and rain but it is still Thanksgiving and always a great place to be.

   Oh I love flurries on Thanksgiving! Hope you had a lovely day 🙂
8. Karina

   11.25.2010

   Beautiful pictures! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving over in Italy Michelle!

   I’ll be heading over to my aunt’s house in a bit to celebrate with the family.

   HUGS

   Lovely! Hope it was fantastic 🙂
9. Aimee

   11.26.2010

   Look at those gorgeous fall colors! I hope that you had an equally lovely Thanksgiving this year as well.

   Thanks Aimee! Happy holidays to you as well 🙂
10. collette

    11.27.2010

    All of these photos are beautiful. The trees, it’s the trees that get me. Look at the colour, gah! I miss the changing of the trees. The architecture is gorgeous too. It’s hard to believe a year has gone by already since you were stateside. Hope you are having a fantastic time w/friends in N.Italy for Thanksgiving. What fun. X

    Thanks Collette! Was a wonderful northern Italian adventure indeed 🙂
11. jeanne

    11.28.2010

    These are really beautiful. As Fred said, we had a little snow in Philly this year, but still lovely. Happy Thanksgiving!

    So happy you’re having a nice fall/early winter 🙂
12. Robin

    11.28.2010

    I spent several Thanksgivings just outside of Philly at King of Prussia. I have family now just SE in Swedesboro, a wonderful part of the country.

    Wonderful photos, Happy Thanksgiving to all, and a warm and safe holiday season.

    I know that town as well, Robin…hope you have a lovely holiday season as well 🙂
13. The Food Hunter

    11.29.2010

    Great pictures of my home town! Love the one of the library.

    Thanks FH!
14. Philly Girl Abroad

    12.13.2010

    Spent Thanksgiving in London this year. Missed my home town of Philadelphia so much. Thanks for posting and making me smile.

    So glad you enjoyed! I know what it’s like to be away from home for Thanksgiving, so I’m glad this post could make you smile 🙂