Our RV park was just 85 miles from Philadelphia. We decided to go see the historical sites in Philly, so we packed an overnight bag, made a motel reservation, loaded up the dogs, and headed east early one morning.
There is SO much to see and do in Philadelphia, so I had to prioritize our list of things to do. Where should I even start? Since we only had two days, I had to choose very carefully.
After crossing off many items to see, here is the list of my MUST SEES I ended up with: The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Carpenter’s Hall, Elfreths Alley, Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia Museum of Art (you know – the stairs Sylvester Stallone ran up in the movie “Rocky”), eat a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich at a famous eatery, and Valley Forge National Historic Park. That is quite a list for two short days!
So, here we go with picture overload. I’ll caption some of the photos to help identify some places, and forego my lengthy, babbling narrative on this post (I would have too much to say and you can Google all the historical information if you want to know more).
Just being at Valley Forge filled me with awe and gratitude for the many lives involved in fighting for our independence. I was also filled with a somber feeling seeing each field and reading about whichtroops from which colonies were in that field. Just knowing that many died here, not from battle, but from training for the battles to come filled my heart with grief and at the same time with pride because they knew beyond a shadow of doubt what they believed in (FREEDOM) and what they wanted to accomplish.For their determination and sacrifice, I am eternally grateful!!