Philadelphia, the City of Rocky 🥊 P.1

Today I fulfilled a childhood dream: visiting the city of one of my all-time favorite characters, Rocky Balboa. Early wake-up, straight to Penn Station in New York, and off to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Amtrak ride took about an hour and a half – super comfortable and relaxing, the perfect way to enjoy the journey before arriving in Philly.

First stop: the impressive 30th Street Station. Around 9 AM we headed downtown looking for breakfast and found BlackTurtle Coffee. A simple spot, but the cappuccino and croissant were really good – highly recommend it!

From there, we walked along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway towards the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the legendary Rocky Stairs. Before running up, I had to stop at the original Rocky statue at the bottom of the stairs – such an emotional moment.

But the biggest surprise was waiting at the top: for the Rocky Fest in December, they had placed a second Rocky statue back at its original spot on top of the steps. And I was there, right in that moment. Pure chills.

After plenty of photos, we continued exploring Philly and went looking for Mickey’s gym… but not before a stop at the Stallone Shop for some souvenirs.Read more