Philly

We didn’t write much in Philadelphia. There are many reasons, not the least being we had poor internet access. Also, we’re winding down the trip and growing tired of posting. And we did a lot of hanging out, so not as much to write about.

In Philadelphia, we had a cool impromptu trip to see coins being made at the Philadelphia mint. (No cameras allowed, so no pics.) We saw the Liberty Bell, which I finally realize is only a symbol and was not ever used at any important moment. We went to Independence Hall and the kids really seemed to have listened on the tour because they have been able to recall various factoids about it since then. We also went to the Philadelphia Art Museum to see more Impressionists, Rodin sculpture, and armor. And finally, we went to the “Italian Market,” which included Italian foods as well as people and goods from other parts of the world and “fart bombs” too (we got 6 for $1.00). Now that I write it all down, I see that we did a lot while in Philly. The best part for us all was visiting Kim and her family, and Joan, David, Daniel, and Nicholas.

Our site seeing was not as enthusiastic as it had been elsewhere. I’m not sure why. Maybe less prepping of the kids. Maybe that we’d been there in the last couple years. Maybe because the focus was on the visiting and the site seeing seemed like a dull pastime during the days. Maybe because visiting people in their regular lives reminded the kids that they are missing their regular lives. Maybe because visiting people in their regular lives reminded Matt and me that regular adults lives are more work than this life on the road. For whatever reason, we all felt less enthusiastic about seeing sites in Philly than elsewhere. But it is was fun for other reasons.

Pictures of playing light sabers with Jasper, Kim’s son, and cousins Daniel and Nicholas.