American History and lots of good eating!

We made it the next morning to our tour of Independence Hall. What an amazing place. What amazing history and wonderful events that took place there. Annie Kate was all ears and even asked questions afterwards. It is emotional for me to be where these great men were. We all learned some great stories but my favorite was of Benjamin Franklin and his comment on the engraved sun on the chair that sat at the front of the room. take a minute to read here.

The bell ringing from the tower was a beautiful sound. This was a great photo of Annie Kate looking up right as it started ringing. It silenced all of us outside. Of course the Liberty Bell now sits protected on the other side of the street.

The girls in front of the Liberty Bell

We then had of course more yummy food. We got three pretzels with yummy mustard, an incredible hot dog that rivals Ben's chili bowl and a pink frosted doughnut with sprinkles for Caroline, all for $4.00. A photo could not be taken because they were gone in seconds. We are still dreaming of that yummy goodness!

We went back to the hotel and packed up. I told my new friend at the front desk thanks for all his help and that we were headed to some antique stores on Pine Street and he recommended Famous 4th Street deli.

I found a great paper store on Pine Street called "Paper on Pine" it had some great treasures for sure.

We went to the deli and it was yet another fun family experience. They brought a huge bowl of pickles to the table like chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. They were the best pickles I have ever had. Jeff had the French toast , It was like a whole loaf of bread! and I had a Ruben. I could only eat half of a half. It was yummy and one would think all we do is eat.
So on our way out of town which would have been 2 hours south we decided to go 2 hours east and get dessert.... Hershey Chocolate that is. oh yes on a whim we drove to the Hershey Chocolate factory. Are we crazy or what?
More to come....