Philadelphia Recap

Brace yourselves, this is going to be a long one. Derek had a rugby tournament in Philadelphia on Saturday, so we decided to head over early to explore the city since neither one of us had ever been there. The rugby tournament consisted of MBA teams from Wharton, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, NYU, and Cornell. They played three games on Saturday and were all pretty beat up and sore, so decided to sleep in on Sunday. A little alcohol may have been another reason for the sleeping in on Sunday because of the Walnut bar crawl the night before. They all had fun and rugby is a fun sport to watch. Even though Saturday was a long day, Braedon did very well and is also now a rugby fan.

We spent Friday afternoon and Sunday morning exploring the historic part of Philadelphia. On our way into the city on Friday this is some of what we saw. Philly has some spectacular buildings!

We saw Betsy Ross's house. She made the very first American flag.



This is the oldest street in the United States, and there are still people living on it today.

We ate Philly cheese steaks in Philly! They were VERY good!






Braedon waited patiently for his dinner.

This is the very first bank in the United States.











This is what the roads use to look like...very bumpy!

The Liberty Bell

This is where the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. Fact: Did you know that we did not declare Independence on July 4th? It was actually declared on July 2, and was printed on the 4th so the prints had the date as the 4th. The document wasn't actually signed until August 2.

This is the building where the real copies of The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution are stored.

Another view of the building

This is also Independence Hall where court used to be held.

The Declaration of Independence was signed here.

This is where Congress was held until the nation's capital was moved to Washington DC. Fact: George Washington and Jon Adams served there presidencies in Philadelphia.

Later, congress was moved upstairs of the same building.












Overall it was a very fun trip as we got to explore a whole new area. Braedon was a trooper and did very well even though he was drug all over the place for the weekend.