As we walked from Independence Hall to see the Liberty Bell we stopped to take the tour of Congress Hall where the early Continental Congress met and it was worth the time. It is beautifully restored and we sat in the seats that the first congressmen used to decide the fate of our new country. [...]
How do you deal with children misbehaving in flight, especially when the parents do nothing about it? What’s the protocol? What works? What doesn’t work? Here’s a list of a few do’s and don’ts: DON’T give the parents ‘the look’ DO offer a sympathetic smile and offer to help DO talk to the parents nicely [...]
As we travel west into Philadelphia and the Independence National Historical Park we cross the Ben Franklin Bridge with the skyline in front of us. We have set the GPS for the Visitor Center and discover that as we travel west on 6th street it will send us right past the entrance to the underground [...]
For our most recent trip we traveled back east to the New York-New Jersey area to visit Emilys’ family and do a little site seeing. Our airline tickets took us to JFK airport and we went from there to New Jersey to stay with family. We decided to travel into Philadelphia to see the Independence [...]
