Still hanging around
Welcome back all. I am glad to see you haven't given up and us and are still reading about our mostly boring lives!!!!
Monday October 27th was a real fun day for us. Eddie and I got up and ready to start our day. We caught the PATCO train to Philadelphia. This was the first time riding it by ourselves. It went pretty smoothly, that is except for me not getting all of our change and losing two dollars, darn it!!! We arrived in "Philly" with no problems. I had gone on Groupon and found a really good deal on two tickets for the "Hop on Hop off" bus tour. Meaning we could catch the bus, and then get off and on at any of the 27 stops it makes. It is a two day ticket, so we opted to do the complete tour the first day, and then go back and hit the stops we wanted to the second day. The bus is an open top double Decker one. The day was sunny and beautiful, so of course we got right up top. The complete tour is about 90 minutes. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour guide, Issac. He was very knowledgeable and interesting at the same time.
sculpture in front of the Wells Fargo building |
cool fire escape in this old building |
Ben Franklin bridge |
from the bus. Will stop later |
selfie on the bus |
city hall |
William Penn statue |
house featured in the movie "The Sixth Sense" |
another selfie with us and the bell |
Liberty Bell |
close up of the crack |
Interdependence hall as seen from the Liberty Bell |
look at all of those goodies-YUM!!! |
fresh fruit anyone? |
more goodies |
meat lovers heaven |
shoe shine station |
need something to read? |
just about any kind of food is here |
barbecue duck |
all kinds of shop's are here |
more yummy food |
Carmel AND candy apples |
sign says it all |
tree at the museum |
our shadow's |
Eddie and the "Thinker" at "The Gates of Hell" |
The Thinker |
the "Gates of Hell" |
Tuesday Eddie checked on Freeda, and I rested my achy feet.
Wednesday we took the train back into Philly for our second bus day. It was overcast, but warm. We took the bus to the Betsy Ross house and got some pictures of that and the grounds.
Betsy Ross House |
at the Betsy Ross house |
garden at Betsy Ross house |
Elfreth's Alley |
totally awesome house's |
stairs to the cellar |
UPS delivering on Elfreth's Alley |
costumed tour guide |
the alley all quiet |
Friendship Arch into Chinatown |
my Honey bunch on the bus |
Hard Rock Cafe |
Eddie at the fountain in Love Park |
Love Park |
the "Clothes Pin" |
sculpture at the Museum |
"Rocky Steps" at the museum |
"Rocky" sculpture |
Joan of Arc, or "Joni on a pony" as some locals call it |
sculpture commemorating the lives lost in the Holocaust |
closer view of the sculpture |
the streets of Philadelphia |
Vietnam War Memorial |
building used in the filming of "Trading Places" |
notice the 2 staircases?? |
William Penn |
Philly skyscrapers |
getting cloudy!!!! |
Thursday the 30th we got moved back upstairs. The guest room is all patched and painted. Becca wanted to get us moved before tomorrow so as not to interfere with any Halloween plans. So our time in the little apartment has come to a close. The next step is to ready it for a renter. It just needs some sanding, painting, carpet shampooing and final cleaning. An add has already been placed. The upstairs room is a lot smaller than what we had, but it is nice all the same. I personally like having a window right above me for some cool fresh air!!!!
October 31st. Happy, happy Halloween!!!!!!!!! Eddie and I finished settling in back upstairs and putting things away. We then watched the movie "Noah" with Russell Crowe. It was okay. Glad I didn't waste money on it at a theatre. Eddie went to check on Freeda, and I stayed here. Becca was out with her friend Jenn. Andrew handed out candy to the few Trick or Treaters there were. All in all it was a quiet day.
Well folks, this brings you all almost totally up to date. Good place to stop and post. There is still a lot to explore and see while we are here, so more stories and pictures to come. So to steal an idea from another full time RVing blogger (Roy, I hope you don't mind) I am going to leave you with a quote.
"There is much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it" -Diana Trilling-
Love to you all, Eddie, Darlanne & miss Suzy!!!!!