We, the K-Falls Mafia, were the first group to arrive yesterday evening in Philadelphia. Half of the Medford group arrived about a half hour later. We traveled by charter bus to the hotel and went to our rooms. We put our luggage away and then gathered down in the Lobby to explore near the hotel. We ate at two different sidewalk cafe's that were both outstanding. The only negative thing that could be said was that the traffic in Philly is very NOISY! People seem to enjoy honking at each other at every opportunity and the noise of rap music emitting from cars shakes the earth.
Peacefully settled amongst all this chaos sits Benjamin Franklin's Post Office and home site. I could hardly believe it was the real thing! Wow! I was walking right past it! On our way back to the hotel we took a slight detour and saw the Liberty Bell now settled behind glass walls and guarded by security. On the other side of the street is Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed amongst other very notable things. I won't go into that yet because that is on our to-do list for this week. The top of Independence Hall is being rennovated, so they have put up a screen to let us tourists know what it should look like.
We settled into our comfy beds with lots of pillows and slept very well last night. Getting up this morning was NOT easy! The girls of The K-Falls Mafia met in the lobby so we could go on the double decker bus tour today. It was money well spent. We had a leisurely ride around the historic sites gettting on an off the bus when we wanted to. It was a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and only a bit of humidity. We drank a LOT of water!
I have been trying to get some pictures to upload on here, but have been unsuccessful. So now it is late and I must go to bed so I can be awake on time in the morning. If I am able, I will write more about what I saw today. Some of it was really neat-o!
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