Philadelphia

Travelling again - first stop, Philadelphia, which I discovered has a beautiful grid system of roads. If you get yourself on Walnut St, for example, and the cross streets are 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc! Many of the cross streets alternates a one way direction, and if you go too far, going around the block isn't a problem. Walking is also enjoyable, as there are crossings every intersection, and the theory is, pedestrians travel with the cars going the same way, so no little green men to tell you when to cross. I saw heaps of bikes, and it is not as built up or busy as New York city. I'm not sure many places in the US would be as built up and busy as NYC though. The pavements are wide enough that you feel safe, and there are lots more green spaces in the form of little parks.
We had a beautiful one bedroom suite in the carriage house of an old house converted into a hotel, with breakfast and cups of tea in the afternoon laid on, as well as a complimentary glass of wine in the evenings. Apart from the snooty staff in the restaurant where we got our glass of wine, we loved the place, and I would happily stay there again. I think they got extra points as the tea was Harney and Sons which I particularly enjoy! Also from the kids point of view, the bath had spa jets, which was a whole evenings entertainment in itself.