Italian Market in Philadelphia

Carlos and I went down to Philly on Saturday and meet up with Diana and we went to the Italian Market. The Italian Market is the popular name for the South 9th Street Curb Market, an area of Philadelphia featuring many grocery shops, cafes, restaurants, bakeries, cheese shops, butcher shops, etc., many with an Italian influence.

The market also plays a role in Culture of Philadelphia. It is often included in cultural depictions of the city. For example, The Italian Market was featured in Rocky. Most notably, the running/training montage where a vendor tosses the boxer an orange. The television series Hack also filmed several episodes that featured the Italian Market.

The famous Bruno's Cheese Store
This is how it looks like on weekend in this famous store.
Just look at the "hunk' of Cheese
Pasta, pasta, pasta
Varieties of Olive Oil and Balsamic vinegar
Fresh pasta
All kinds of olives

We bought some cheese and cold cuts there
Look at the beautiful flowers on the windows around the neighborhood.


We wanted to have breakfast here but there was a long waiting line so we end up eating Hoagies at Diana's apartment.

Manayunk - PA

Weather was beautiful yesterday so Carlos and I decided to go to Manayunk (pronounced at ManEyak) in PA. Is about 45 minutes driving from our house. Manayunk is a neighborhood in the northwestern section of the city of Philadelphia, and is located on the banks of the Schuylkill River, it contains the first canal begun in the United States (although not the first completed due to budget problems). The name Manayunk came from the language of the Lenape Indians and they referred to the Schuylkill River as "Manaiung". Manaiung is the Lenape word for river which literally translates as "place to drink". You can read about the history of Manayunk here.

We just walk around, looking at some of the stores, having coffee and lunch there and also trying to find a new sofa set for our family room. Here are some of the pictures I took when we were there.

The famous Schuylkill River


Some of the old buildings there




Mural on the wall


Manayunk Brewing Company over look the river

Some of the beautiful tiles we saw from the tiles store



It was just too bad we can't find the sofa we like but nevertheless we had a wonderful time walking around, enjoying the food and people and most of all being together.

Reading Terminal Market in PA

Carlos had a day of for Good Friday and we went down to Philly to check on Diana's mail and we also stop by at Reading Terminal Market in PA.

The Reading Terminal Market, established in 1892 at 12th and Arch Streets, is the nation’s oldest continuously operating farmers’ market.

At you can enjoy eating virtually every type of cuisine, from sublime soul food and exquisite Asian and Middle Eastern dishes to authentic Philly Cheesesteaks and traditional Pennsylvania Dutch fare — all available from largely family-run stands.

You can browse everything from hand made imported crafts and American quilts to fresh produce, dairy products, exotic meats and seafood, freshly cut flowers, cookbooks and expertly prepared foods ranging from cannolis and soft pretzels to gourmet South Asian and organic vegetarian cuisine.

Here are some of the pictures I took at the Market.

Lots of Handicraft




There's even a seafood store with my last name on it :)

Look at the size of the giant crab legs

The Amish selling their fresh produce
All kind of Cheeses Fresh produce

Rows and rows of honey