Philadelphia is amazing! I really hadn't thought about how much there was to see in this historical city. We started off the morning with a walking tour. We walked past Christ Church, Ben Franklin's church. Of course, we toured Independence Hall. Independence Hall was the capitol of the United States while Washington DC was being built. Did you know the first U.S. post office which was started by Ben Franklin is the only post office in the United States that does not fly the flag? We walked past City Tavern where George Washington dined when in Philadelphia. I enjoyed touring Betsy Ross' home. It was manned by an actress who stayed in character as she portrayed Betsy.
Of course, you can't be in Philadelphia without having a Philly cheese steak. So we tried out Campo's - home of the original cheese steak. Yum! Delicious.
Atlantic City was not really a planned destination, but we suddenly realized that we really needed to see the boardwalk or our trip would not really be complete. Atlantic City is quite an experience. We walked the boardwalk and stayed at the Trump Plaza - which was not that expensive, surprisingly. We did have rain today. It really is a little Las Vegas.
Did you note how "skinny" Betsy Ross' house was? In pre-revolutionary days you were taxed on how wide your house was. Most houses were no more than 16 feet wide! The cage in the court house in Independence hall was where the accused had to stand hence the saying "stood trial".
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