Tuesday, September 16, 2008

A National Treasure

Our first night, in Hershey, we stayed up to watch National Treasure. We wanted to remember what parts of Philadelphia were in the movie so we could try and see those parts when we were there. When we finally arrived Saturday, we realized there is so much American history within just a few blocks. We just scratched the surface, I think.
We visited the Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross house, a Free Quaker meeting house, saw Benjamin Franklin's grave, and toured part of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed. As always, it was interesting to hear about some of the events in history that formed our nation.














We thought we'd better try some Philly Cheese Steaks in Philly so we did.

I've never had one before, so I had nothing to compare it to but it was very tasty.
Soon after our brisk Philadelphia tour, we headed home...

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4 Comments:

At 9/16/2008 8:58 PM, Blogger Christy Dyer said...

I'll bet no one appreciates these pictures like Dan and I. You have done some great photo journaling. So glad you were there to enjoy with us. It doubled the fun.

 
At 9/17/2008 2:56 PM, Blogger Erin said...

sad! I totally miss the east. What fun. Enjoy every minute while you are out there!

 
At 9/19/2008 6:02 PM, Blogger Ben and Shara said...

wow what a trip! We wish we could have gone with you too!!!!

 
At 9/21/2008 10:47 AM, Blogger Jacobson Five said...

I grew up about 30 minutes from Philly and still have not been to osme of those places. Hope you enjoyed your trip.

 

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