Glen needs the computer to prepare for his stint as early morning seminary substitute tomorrow morning, so this will be a really, really, really boring quick post.
Next on our walking tour was Elfreth's Alley--one of America's oldest residential streets.
It was very picturesque and we were surprised to find out that people still actually live in them.
I imagine that they don't really love the gazillions of obnoxious tourists who stream by their front doors every day and I don't even want to know what they think of the wall climbers....
The kids loved all the cellar doors....
Next it was off to Betsy Ross' home which just had 2 entire busloads of people dropped off for tours, therefore we opted to stay outside and talk about what we knew of Betsy Ross....
Then it was off to the Friends' Meetinghouse, which was a little anti-climatic. In addition, we stopped by America's first firestation (founded by Benjamin Franklin), but it was closed for Good Friday. :(
Next it was off to the Christ Church Cemetery where Benjamin Franklin and other notable historical figures are buried.
Apparently it was viewed as lucky to throw coins on Benjamin Franklin's gravestone. I thought that it was a little strange and we were lucky that we didn't have a single coin between us, so I could be an honest party pooper when I denied them coins instead of a grumpy one.
The kids were getting a little bored by the graves...
A few piggy back rides cheered things up a bit though...
Then it was off to our last Philly tourist spot of the day...the US Mint to see how our US coins are made. They had signs everywhere threatening criminal prosecution if anyone tried to take any pictures once we were indoors, so I opted to keep my camera put away and this photo of the long lines to get in are all I have. Everyone was REALLY hungry by that point, so it was good that the tour was quite interesting and kept everyone at bay long enough to hold out for what we really came to Philly for....
Real deal Philadelphian Philly Cheesesteaks (next blog post).
And now I am handing the computer over to my hunny, so he can prepare a lesson on John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff.
Good night!
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Next on our walking tour was Elfreth's Alley--one of America's oldest residential streets.
Next it was off to Betsy Ross' home which just had 2 entire busloads of people dropped off for tours, therefore we opted to stay outside and talk about what we knew of Betsy Ross....
Then it was off to the Friends' Meetinghouse, which was a little anti-climatic. In addition, we stopped by America's first firestation (founded by Benjamin Franklin), but it was closed for Good Friday. :(
Next it was off to the Christ Church Cemetery where Benjamin Franklin and other notable historical figures are buried.
Apparently it was viewed as lucky to throw coins on Benjamin Franklin's gravestone. I thought that it was a little strange and we were lucky that we didn't have a single coin between us, so I could be an honest party pooper when I denied them coins instead of a grumpy one.
The kids were getting a little bored by the graves...
A few piggy back rides cheered things up a bit though...
Then it was off to our last Philly tourist spot of the day...the US Mint to see how our US coins are made. They had signs everywhere threatening criminal prosecution if anyone tried to take any pictures once we were indoors, so I opted to keep my camera put away and this photo of the long lines to get in are all I have. Everyone was REALLY hungry by that point, so it was good that the tour was quite interesting and kept everyone at bay long enough to hold out for what we really came to Philly for....
Real deal Philadelphian Philly Cheesesteaks (next blog post).
And now I am handing the computer over to my hunny, so he can prepare a lesson on John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff.
Good night!
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All these places look awesome!! My mom is coming up in June and this is one of the places she wants to go!!
ReplyDeleteElfreth's Alley looks really cool!
ReplyDeleteI like the picture of Spence climbing the wall above Ellie :)
I think cemeteries can be fascinating, but of course I am a history major :)