Day 5--Philly

Liberty Bell

This morning we started the day off by walking to Reading Station (this is a farmer's market kind of place) to get breakfast. It was raining again, so Dan stopped and bought some umbrellas. As soon as we got out of the store, it basically stopped raining--figures! Breakfast was delicious. Then it was off to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and Franklin Square. It is awesome to think about all that has happened in these old buildings--Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the passing of power peacefully from one president to another (Washington to Adams--without a war). Ben Franklin is Philadelphia's hero, and visiting his old house, and museum was interesting. Wendy wishes that all of her kindergarteners could have gone and seen all of his inventions, that she had taught them about this past year.

Kyle loved his Philly cheesesteak!

After all of this traipsing around the city, Kyle was ready for his Philly Cheesesteak. We were going to go to Pat's and Geno's (the most famous places for cheesesteaks), but we were convinced to go to Sonny's instead. (Apparently, they are rated the best place now-the others are only rated #7 and #10.)

Later we went to the U.S. Mint to see the history of our coins and see how they are made. It was neat to see. Then it was time to head back to the hotel to relax a bit before our night tour of the city.

Before going on our "Night Tour", we went to Franklin's Fountain for dinner. This is an old-fashion soda fountain with homemade ice cream. Yes, we had ice cream again for a meal! The night tour was very informative and beautiful. We went all around the city on top of a double-decker bus. We went to the "Rocky Steps", so Dan and the kids could run to the top!

They made it!

We are all tired and going to bed, so we will be rested up for another day in Philly tomorrow.