Philadelphia, Day 2 and 3

We started out our second day in Philadelphia with a bus tour of the city. We saw a number of historic and famous sites, including Wannamakers, one of the first department stores in the country, the Rodin Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and City Zoo. We got off the bus in the historic district and, upon the advice of DeeAnn's cousin, and visited the National Constitution Center (and incredible museum--highly recommended).

After the museum, our hungry button stated to kick in, so we walked down to Jim's Steaks in South Philadelphia to enjoy a wonderful cheesesteak sandwich, DeeAnn'e first. Very good!

It was fun to wander the streets, and make note of some of the plaques here and there commemorating some historic event, place or person. There is a certain charm to the various neighborhoods around the city.

After some more walking around we made a quick trip through some of the American Library Association exhibits, and ended back at the hotel followed by a delicious dinner at the Melting Pot. We highly recommend the spinach artichoke cheese fondue.

Mondays was mostly spent seeing the exhibits at the American Library Association conference.


We walked over to Chinatown and found a nice little restaurant to enjoy a very authentic Chinese meal. After that, we went back to the motel, gathered up our luggage and departed for the airport. For the most part, the flight was uneventful.

It was fun to spend time in this city, to appreciate the history and food of the area. We look forward to returning someday.