ENROUTE TV   ENROUTE FM   MEDIA KIT   AIR CANADA   LINKS   WRITERS'   GUIDELINES	PHILADELPHIA  (p. 3) The City of Brotherly Love has history, good food, a thriving arts scene and funky shopping – with no attitude. 1   |   2   |   3   |   SEP 03 WHERE TO STAY The Rittenhouse Hotel An elegant getaway in the upscale Rittenhouse Square neighbourhood, this 98-room hotel is where Bruce Willis and Oprah come to snooze. And not only can your dog stay here, they’ll walk her for you. 210 West Rittenhouse Sq. Tel. 1-800-635-1042 www.rittenhousehotel.com The Inn on Locust The spacious rooms are as much boardroom as bedroom, with fireplaces and TeleVideo conferencing capabilities for all. The business district, historic district and theatre row are moments away. 1234 Locust St. Tel. 215-985-1905 www.innonlocust.com WHAT TO EAT Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar In what looks like a theatre set of pre-commie Havana, this new Cuban hot spot serves up spicy guava BBQ ribs and 60 different rums. 10 South 2nd St. Tel. 215-627-0666 www.cubalibrerestaurant.com Continental Restaurant & Martini Bar The city’s original martini bar offers tapas-style noshes, like curried dumplings and a to-the-moon heap of Szechwan fried potatoes, and more than a dozen martini varieties. 138 Market St. Tel. 215-923-6069 Reading Terminal Market Where Philly has been filling up for over a century. Order the combo at Rick’s Philly Steaks, homemade sticky buns from the Amish Beiler’s Bakery and a double scoop at Bassets Ice Cream (since 1861). 12th & Arch St. Tel. 215-922-2317 www.readingterminalmarket.org WHAT TO DO 3000BC Get scrubbed down with an aromatherapy body polish at this local favourite day spa, and stay for a walk around the postcard-perfect garden district of Chestnut Hill. 7946 Germantown Ave. Tel. 215-247-6020 www.3000bc.com The Rosenbach Museum & Library The newly renovated Victorian brownstones are devoted to rare books, like James Joyce’s handwritten manuscript of Ulysses, as well as antiques and antiquities. Ces immeubles 2008-2010 DeLancey Pl. Tel. 215-732-1600 www.rosenbach.org Philly in a Flash Hop on one of the frequent PHLASH shuttle buses that loop the city’s historic sites, hotels and cultural hot spots for US$4 a day. Or go all out with a 90-minute, hop-on-hop-off Philadelphia Trolley Works tour that includes the glorious City Hall Tower, Penn’s Landing, Chinatown, the ornate Masonic Temple, the Italian Market and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tel. 215-474-5274 Tel. 215-925-8687 www.phillytour.com ADD YOUR COMMENTS > letters@enroutemag.net 1   |   2   |   3   |   SEP 03
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