While in Philadelphia for a few days in 2009, we stayed in a hotel right behind the Reading Terminal Market.
I love this service mentioned on their site.
In later years, business flourished as suburban housewives began to take advantage of another aspect of the railroad’s involvement in the Market–a free market basket service on suburban trains. Under the system, the homeowner could arrange for her grocery order to be filled in the Market and the basket placed upon a train bound for her town and held at the station until she picked it up.
As soon as we checked in we headed out for a Philly cheese steak sandwich!!
I love busy markets! You can probably find some pretty delicious and exotic foods in a place like that.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun adventures! I do love the colorful markets...and it feels like we're there.
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Aren't markets so interesting? I think I've been to this one at some point. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love Philly cheese steak sandwiches a bit too much! lol! Looks like you had a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great adventure. Love Philly cheese steak.
ReplyDeleteI love market places like that! The basket service sounds awesome. It would be great to have something like that nowadays (that didn't involve expensive shipping costs). :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks vast, and so colourful, with such a variety of food stalls. My Saturday Snapshot is very brief this week but it's sad - a site where lepers once lived http://goo.gl/TkmQ7
ReplyDeleteWhat a great market! But I have to admit...I kept thinking, "Mmmm, donuts!" :-)
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Can almost smell the foods♫♪
ReplyDeleteI love going to markets too. Actually I was in a big one this morning....
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