Wow what a weekend adventure we have had. We left friday afternoon and headed out to Philadelphia. I drove because Brad had gotten up really early to go to work, and it was a good drive until Philadelphia. We took a bit of a wrong turn and I don't think GPS systems account for one way streets so we ended up in what you would call the slums of Philly. It was very interesting- there is nothing like this in Utah, and a little un-nerving. So we locked the doors and Brad took over driving. We got to Liberty Square about 4 in the afternoon. We walked around and saw the sights except Independence hall- you had to have a ticket for that. But we got a pcture of the building. Here I am standing in front if it.
We also saw the famous liberty bell. It was really cool to read how it has been a symbol of liberty throughout the revolution, emancipation, womens rights, and civil rights movements. Here is Brad standing in front of it- you can even see the crack
It was also really cool to walk around Philly and imagine who all had walked there before- a bunch of rebel patriots who become the founding fathers. DC doesn't really have this feel because it is rather new compared to Philladelphia. After touring Philly we headed to a nearby park and had a picnic dinner. Then we drove to Rareton, New Jersey where we stayed the night.
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