Philadelphia

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Philadelphia

On our 3rd day we took a day trip to Philly. We left from Chinatown(NYC) at 9am and arrived in Philly at 11am. We rode on a chartered bus with New Century Travel. Only costed $20 roundtrip. We were going to be inside the town from 11am till 6pm.

Our first stop was Reading Terminal Market. It was a nice market with tons of things, but very crowded. We didn’t stay long because there were so many people you couldn’t hardly get around.

Then we just started walking around trying to see all the ‘must see’ things that I found on the Internet. We stopped at a souvenir shop and I picked up a walking map. I saw a lot of things off that map. We walked to all of our stops. I didn’t get to see 2 of the things that weren’t within walking distance.

I saw (didn’t go inside):
Independence Hall
Betsy Ross House
US Mint
Carpenter's Hall
First Bank of US
Philadelphia Exchange (beautiful building!)
Philadelphia bank
Federal Reserve Bank

We did go inside to see the Liberty Bell(free). We also went inside Christ Church. That was interesting. Its one of the oldest Episcopal churches and is still an active church today. I sat in Benjamin Franklin’s pew. Back in the day they had to rent their pews. We also went to the Christ Church burial ground where 4 of the people who signed the declaration of Independence are buried. A lot of people were looking at Franklin’s tomb. It costed $2 to enter.

I wanted to see the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Eastern State Pentitentary, but I didn't get around to it. They weren't within walking distance.

I have a friend who is from Philadelphia. He recommended that I eat a cheesesteak from geno’s or Pat’s. After searching online I chose Genos. We took a cab to get there because it was too far to walk. There was a long line at Genos and Pats. We probably stood in line for about 10 mins or so. I ate my first cheesesteak. It was good.

PROS: Philadelphia is a beautiful city. I loved all the old buildings. There is a lot in history that happened in Philly.I think Philly was one of our favorite places. It was so laid back and not as busy as NYC. It was much easier to see a lot of the sites without walking too far.

CONS: none