Christ Church Philadelphia

Started the day around 7:00 and were on the road by 9:00. We drove out of Lancaster to the East and through some Amish areas. There is an old one lane wood covered bridge that I had found out about and we made a little side trip go across it.
We arrived to our hotel just before noon. We were able to get into our room right away and our package …

Does that ring a bell? Benjamin Franklin had an amazing life. We're looking forward to exploring what he did, where he did it and the places where the pursuits of freedom abounded! We'll see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the first Bank of the US, Libraries, Churches and much more!

Monday morning is crisp and clear weather. We bundle …

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... on January 17, 1706 and lived to the age of 86. Regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, ...

... at 5:00 and got online for the main purpose of resting my feet for 20 minutes. Next I walked around Old City. I saw Christ Church Burial Ground, more churches, the Betsy Ross House, Elfreth's Alley, Christ Church and then I walked across a bridge to ...

... tour of the "Old Town" which we decided to do because it started just a block or two from our hotel. We visited the Christ Church and sat in the Washington family pew. Then we were off to see the Betsy Ross House for a look at colonial Philadelphia. ...

... was not until 1:40 pm.   After the bell we headed for Ben Franklin's Grave.  It's in the cemetery at Christ Church about three blocks from Independence Hall.  He's buried with his wife, Deborah.  Interesting that so many people ...

... the Independence National Historic Park close at 4:30 p.m., we decided to stop at one place that supposedly didn’t close: Christ Church Cemetery. This cemetery houses the remains of a couple of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, as ...

... parade was just ending and we got to cross over and walk around a few more blocks of Philly while seeing Benjamin Franklin's grave, Christ Church, and the Betsy Ross house to name a few.  We were still debating to see the bell tapping ceremony when ...

... a lovely old colonial building with a very nice curved rear where merchants gathered to sell their wares. We then went to Christ Church where congress worshipped as a group. Next stop was Elfreths Alley, the oldest residential street in America, then ...

... ; It also had a lot of his inventions including some furniture he designed and there were portraits of he and his wife. (3) The Christ Church where Ben Franklin is buried was right downtown and was fun to walk through.  I'm going to post ...

... were both signed, Congress Hall, Independence Square, the first and second banks of America and the city tavern. Walked back past Christ Church, Betsy Ross house and a Elfreth's Alley. The security alert has been downgraded from orange to yellow, but you ...

... 've been there and impress their teachers with some of the trivia they picked up from the park ranger. Our next stop was Christ Church Burial Ground.  This is where Benjamin Franklin is buried.  A popular pastime is to flip a penny onto ...