Walking from the hotel to the ISTE conference (with a few detours), I passed some beautiful murals. Philadelphia is full of murals and other art work. I am always impressed by cities that value art. Public art is accessible to all. It speaks to the emotions and elicits laughter, a smile and even tears.
As Philadelphia is a very flat city, walking is easy, but benches are available for those who need a rest or just want to stop to admire the architecture.
William Penn stands atop Philadelphia's City Hall overlooking the city. He must once have been able to see far and wide. Now modern buildings tower over the city obstruction his view in some directions.
Susan - Catching up with you after a couple weeks off the computer. I see you're in the City of Brotherly Love - I was born and raised not far from there in Lancaster County. Each city has its own cadre of homeless. This person may be taking advantage of the cooling spray from the fountain!
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ReplyDeleteI was astounded by the number of homeless in San Francisco. It's a foreign concept in Nelson. I have never seen a homeless person in Nelson.
There are number of men who doss down in a Salvation Army hostel each night but they at least have a bed to sleep in.
Maybe it is too cold in winter. You would want to pick a fairly warm climate.
ISTE sounds great.
The visible homeless population was certainly a topic of conversation for all of us - something difficult to come to terms with considering the general nature of our country. I was somewhat surprised to see the LOVE sculpture sans people in front of it.
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