December 2008
For the first time (and hopefully not the last) Philadelphia hosted a Christkindlmarkt. They called it the Philadelphia Christmas Village. It was staged then entire month on Dilworth Plaza at the apron of City Hall. I hope that it will grow bigger in the coming years. It was a fun day.
The Christmas Village resides on the apron of Philadelphia City Hall in Dilworth Plaza
Looking from love park up the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Art Museum
The Christmas Village resides on the apron of Philadelphia City Hall in Dilworth Plaza
Live performance went on throughout the day, some good and some very bad.
The Philadelphia Christmas tree in the courtyard of city hall
The Philadelphia Christmas tree in the courtyard of city hall
A life-sized nutcracker greeted visitors outside the Kathe Wohlfahrt store
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall
William Penn watches over the city from atop city hall
Reading Terminal Market is one of my favorite places in Center City to visit
The train display in the old Reading Railroad building includes my favorite carnival ride, the scrambler!
The train display in the old Reading Railroad building
Independence Hall in the train display in the old Reading Railroad building
The train display in the old Reading Railroad building pays tribute to the 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia City Hall behind the Christmas ornaments outside Macy's
The new Comcast Center is now the tallest building in Philadelphia