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The weather this time of year in Philly generally changes a lot day to day so take the forecast for #RailsConf with a grain of salt. Here's my suggestions for anyone traveling from outside the east coast:

🧥 Bring a light rain jacket in case the rain doesn't move off completely. It's already looking better than a few days ago but things can change! It's been really wet this year for some reason. A light rain jacket can be clutch for a pop up storm and is easy enough to pack.

🌡️ Wear light (color and weight) clothing. It gets hot in the city. Generally ~80-85F(26-30C) which @andrewm.codes would say isn't that hot BUT it also gets VERY humid, especially with all the rain we've been having. So it'll feel hotter. Stay hydrated!

👟 Bring comfortable walking shoes. Philly is a SUPER walkable city, our "blocks" are smaller than a lot of other city's in the US, but you're still going to get your steps in with the open lunch (Reading Terminal Market 🤤). If you sweat a lot, like me, bring extra socks (You'll thank me later)

📷 There's a ton of really cool history (Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, ect) and architecture (City hall, the Art Museum, ect) so while you're out and about for lunch hopefully the weather will cooperate and you can get some great pictures!

I heard a rumor that accessing the Liberty Bell involves some seriously onerous security. How long should one allocate to these kinds of tourist attractions? And, how many stairs did Rocky climb? Asking for a friend who might want to run up them...

Remind me to tell you about the time I reverse bear crawled up the rocky steps! 😂 There are only 72. TBH I haven't physically gone to see the Liberty Bell in years so I don't feel confident I could give you an accurate answer but I will look into it

There is a video somewhere, I might have to go on Facebook to find it

Aye, that won't do me any good. I banished Meta from my life in 2016.