Day 32 - Philadelphia

Fairly short travel day.  We decided to head up through Baltimore vs. going up through DE.  At first we were wondering if we'd go through DE (so we could put another sticker on our trailer :-)), but a quick glance at the map confirmed we'd go through DE anyway.  I also didn't think we hit PA (with the trailer) but again the map proved that to be incorrect as well.

We got to the campground and setup camp quickly.  After a quick snap we headed into Philadelphia.  First stop was to a vendor for a Philly cheese steak.  I love those and no way was I going to miss having one where they were created.  I did a search on Yelp and found a couple of the highest rated shops.  We ended up going to Ishkabibble's Eatery vs. Jim's Steaks.  I was going to go to Jim's but a few comments on Yelp changed my mind.  I was not disappointed!  I did try it with cheese whiz vs. provolone as that is how they were originally created.  It was good, but I'll stick with provolone next time.  The neighborhood where the shops were was very cool.  I'd like to go back there some day.

From there we headed up to Independence Park for a tour of the Liberty Bell and the old state house (Independence Hall) where the Independence of Declaration and the Constitution were signed.  Very cool seeing the hall where the 13 tables were arranged.  You could easily imagine the delegates walking around and discussing the issues.  The Liberty Bell was pretty cool to see as well.

It was a very hot day be we decided to run over to the Museum of Fine Art where Rocky ran up the steps and finally danced at the top.  There is a bronze statue of him, with his arms raised, just off to the side of the stairs.  The boys had no idea what we were talking about when we mentioned Rocky!

We they headed back to the campground, which was just across the river in NJ.  The boys and I took a dip in the pool.  There was another family there, from Germany, who had 14 yr old twin boys.  Fun talking to them.

That night I was walking the dog and came across a bunch of fire flies (lightning bugs).  I hadn't seen them since I was a kid.  I quickly went and got Cathy.  She had never seen them before so she was pretty excited.  We decided to wake the boys so they would have a chance to see them as well.  They loved it too!

Looking forward to some down time in VT.  The weather has been extremely hot and humid.  Combined with our pace the past few days we're ready for a break.  Not lookingi forward to the long drive (~9 hrs) though.

Here are some photos from Philly.......

Delegate's tables

Independence Hall

Liberty Bell

Rocky (note Connor's Red Sox shirt)