Independence Hall Philadelphia

The majority of Day 3 was spent driving from Niagara Falls to Philadelphia. I can see why Chris prefers the all night driving. It's not that the kids were bad, in fact they were very behaved for such a long trip. It's more the fact that they are awake so they want snacks and drinks, which leads to bathroom stops, therefore the 8 hour trip lasted …

Monday was our second day for Universal Studios.

We started off my lining up for a new "Despicable Me" ride. It's a 3D simulator ride. It was a lot of fun.

Next up we went on the "Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit" roller coaster which had a really steep climb that scared the **** out of me. You got to choose a song from the playlist on …

On this leg, we drove from Mystic, Connecticut down to Lancaster, PA, about an hour west of Philadelphia. The drive was pretty exciting, mostly because one of the support legs on the tent trailer came loose and was dragging on the freeway, making a horrible racket and causing other drivers to wave their arms at us. We had to drive it that way for …

I really like Philadelphia. After the hussle and bustle and buildings and cars and pollution of New York, it was pleasant to be in Philadelphia where the buildings are not as high and there are large park expanses with green trees and LESS PEOPLE!!!! We had a short drive of about 2.5 hours from New York and arrived around 2.30pm. There is alot of …

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 …

Vandaag gaan we naar Philly oftewel Philadelphia. Op tijd op, ontbijten, sjouwen met de koffers naar de metro en dan met de trein naar Philadelphia. Om 0930 rijden we weg met de trein welke comfortabel is. Stroom is er beschikbaar voor de laptops en voldoende beenruimte. Na een uurtje komen we aan op 30th street staton en nemen een taxi naar het …

Der fünfte Stop der Rundreise von Franzi & Ben war in Philadelphia. Es ist eine unglaubliche historische Stadt, die ein Meilenstein in der amerikanischen Geschichte ist.... …

It was cloudy and rainy during most of my visit here. Bummer. …

Again, like Boston, I had an incredible time here and again a city with so much history.

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It really is always sunny in Philly... except for the first day I was there, other than that there was beautiful weather for the rest of my stay. Unfortunately Philadelphia doesn't have much to do. There is enough in this city as far as sight seeing goes for those that find history and old stuff interesting. But i'm more for; glamerous sights, …

... which the great General and First President was examined, particularly with regard to his own attitudes to slavery.  Independence Hall was a nice homage to the process of creation, even the architecture underscored the values of the founding ...

... minimal fee to order tix online because they were all gone by 10:45am, and we got there at 12:15.  The Independence Hall tour was horrible, due to an awful Park Service guide.  We could not understand his slurred monotone speech, and Ratko ...

... trees at the sides of the highway, and quite a high number of U-Haul vans! Was pretty lazy in Philadelphia, after an early visit to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell on Monday morning I walked out along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Museum ...

... the street at Independence Hall.  It was in this building that both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were created.  Numerous security personnel surround the block of buildings with Independence Hall, ...

... I was very pleased! After that we went to go check out some of the sights. We got to go see the Liberty Bell (picture) and Independence Hall (I guess they actually signed it on the 8th of July. I also think I knew that, but not at the time. I answered ...

Made a day stop in Old Town Philly, to visit the Independence National Historic Park. Saw the liberty bell and independence hall, Ben Franklin's grave, and, most importantly, the old tavern that our founding fathers went to, got drunk, and decided it ...

... less busy and with more parks. In fact on the way to our hostel we passed several, and we also saw the LIBERTY BELL and INDEPENDENCE HALL, where the declaration of independence was signed. That's a big deal, but we were so so tired and worn out and opted ...

... Hall. At this point it is 9 AM on a Thursday and it is not at all crowded. Getting tickets into the Independence Hall was a breeze and the group was relatively small. The ranger tour guide was a different story. He was loud and bizarre but ...

... . I checked in to the Bank Street Hostel. I visited the  Norman Rockwell exhibit. Later explored some of Independence Hall, the  Liberty Bell and Washington Square. On June 29th I did a guided tour of Independence Hall ...

... small but it was cool to see an icon of America in real life. Last stop for the day UNESCO world heritage site, Independence Hall. We did a 40min tour in which we learnt about the signing of the US constitution, and the progression of the colonies into ...