8/3/2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com 

Tim and Linda Bunyan

Philadelphia, PA @ Campus Park & Ride RV Park 

Customer Service and a happy greeting to welcome us to the ‘parking lot’ here in the skirts of Philadelphia close to the Schuylkill River Riverwalk.

We ventured nearby to the Riverwalk to watch an outdoor movie presented by the “Making the Community Better” committee, sponsored by T-Mobile.  The show was 'LaLa Land': my favorite movie.  I am so happy Tim sat thru its entirety and enjoyed it.  We had the comfort of our own folding collapsible chairs and popcorn sold at the card table on the lawn.

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The Shuttle from the Park ‘n Ride stopped at General Hospital and then we caught the #63 city bus into Historic Philadelphia!......historic of course. 

Independence Hall sits there fine and impressive hiding the line to enter it doors.  

The cracked Liberty Bell is encased with a building accommodating a line of curious visitors seeking the mystery of the silent Liberty Bell.  

Tim took a closeup, clear-as-a-bell picture thru the glass encasement and caught the charm of the liberty bell without the 2-3 hour waiting line.  I took a photo of the building which housed the waiting line, almost a block long.

WE DID TOUR:

Enjoyed our tour of Ben Franklin’s mark on Philadelphia.  At Franklin Court, his business printing shop, the 1^st U.S. post office, and in the museum which has been built underground Ben Franklin's home remains with a splendid museum devoted to this interesting man.  Perhaps the best lobbyist of all times!

Our guided walking tour will retrace the footsteps of BF and his fellow patriots during the founding of our nation. We had the best handmade ice cream at Franklin Fountain as an old-fashioned soda fountain.  We must return for world-famous Bassetts, Est. 1861.  We saw Carpenters Hall, Todd style houses, and 1790 market sheds.

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We rode our bikes from Park ‘n Ride to the riverfront and crossed the bridge to Bartram’s Garden and estate (his birthplace and his family’s Quaker Meetinghouse, where he was interred in 1777.

Now used by Darby Friends Monthly Meetings.  

The oldest botanical garden in the United States is adjacent to one of the needy neighborhoods of bad behavior.  More “Don’t be a Litter Bug” signs to be posted.  Many remain for example living although on the other side of the river.    

Here are parents and children signing up for a ride on a boat at the Schuylkill River.  

 The Philadelphia community offers 1/2 hour boat ride for families the second Saturday each month.  

Downtown Philadelphia, The Reading Terminal Market is the pulse of Philadelphia and willing to remain for its rich history of independence over the long haul of a century.  75 business keep the Market a compelling place to worship the eatery of the “bests of”.  The local ladies we shared table exclaimed the Italian Pork Sandwich from Dunuiti’s was the one to order.  We had already sat down with our Americano Philly Cheese Steak…. not with the traditional cheese whiz cheese, we opted for the mozzarella.

"Society's Hill", brick row houses for which Philadelphia has become famous.

 Street along downtown Philadelphia where Freedom reigns!

We ventured to The Mint where the money is being made ‘hand over fist’.  Viewed the factory floor with loads of money being sacked into bags for ease of transport to all the US Communities that rely on it as bread. 
This venture came highly recommend by Peter Tellier.
It reminded me of the Bud Light Brewery Experience Tour in Fairfield, CA

Downtown Cheer for mixed-use Philadelphia:

Franklin Fountain Ice Cream!

Independence Seaport - "We're all about water"

 Waterfront Scene

Giving Us Independence!