I could write pages and pages about all the wonderful ways to spend weekends in Bucks County, and specifically, ways to enjoy the Yardley area , which is where I live.  One of the things that makes this area so fantastic, besides the area itself, is where we are, relative to great cities like Philadelphia and New York. To make this point, I will describe, what I consider to be, an almost perfect weekend, and from this, you will get an idea about some of the things we love to do.

Friday evening, my wife and I, had dinner at a wonderful bar/restaurant in Philadelphia, called GiGi. http://www.gigiphilly.com/ The food was wonderful, and since we dinning with our middle daughter, Lauren, and her friend, the company was wonderful as well.  Following dinner, we enjoyed a show at a small theater, called the Painted Bride. http://www.paintedbride.org/ The Painted Bride is an old theater, and is located in Old City, at 2nd & Vine. 

The reason this relates to Yardley, and Bucks County is that, center city Philadelphia, is only about a 30 minute drive from Yardley.  Philadelphia is very manageable, and is a great city.

On Saturday, after working for part of the day, my wife and I took the train into New York.  For those who don't know, New York City is only about an hour on the train, from either Trenton or Hamilton, which is only 15 or 20 minutes from Yardley.

Saturday night in New York, we went to hear an amazing singer-songwriter, Kristin Hoffmann http://www.kristinhoffmann.com/ at a club in the Village. http://www.caffevivaldi.com/ Kristin plays the piano and guitar, and her voice is incredibly beautiful.  Music is definitely one of my passions, and it was an amazing experience to be able to enjoy such a great performance, especially in such a cool environment.  Almost all of what Kristin sang, was her own music, but she sang a Sam Cooke song, "A change is gonna come", which is just a great song, and she also did a wonderful version of Amazing Grace. 

On Sunday, we enjoyed brunch at Marseilles http://www.marseillenyc.com/index.php and saw the play, "39 Steps", on Broadway. http://roundabouttheatre.org/39steps/index.htm

It was a great weekend, and again, relevant to Bucks County, because all of these wonderful opportunities, are within an easy drive or train, from our home.