A Blast from the Past!
The day started with breakfast at the hotel and then a whirl wind tour of everything historic in Philidelphia. Stops included:
Independence Hall
Carpenter's Hall
Congress Hall
The Liberty Bell
the Betsy Ross House
Ben Franklin's Gravesite and
Christ Church
The tour reminded us of 1st: A LOT of history and 2nd: Ben Franklin was a very interesting man. Even though Ben was a very successful public figure, he lead a pretty contriversial life for his time. He had children out of wedlock, the drank copious amount of alcohol and was overweight. He didn't even believe in God but being the good man that he was still supported the church.
After an independent lunch we headed over to the Amish Country.
This included a tour and dinner in Lancaster Country. Did you know that the Amish can eat....a lot? Dinner includes 3 different kinds meat, all the fixings, and then topped off with 2 different kinds of pie. Wow! What a meal!
We returned to the hotel after dinner but not to late for a cocktail. The bar in the Warwick was a popular place for our travelers to congregate during down time. Besides the drinks, we also enjoyed the Sliders and shrimp cocktails.
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