Switching Cities X 2 (Sunday, April 3)

We are on the road to Philadelphia....and then to New York....all in one day! We began the day by traveling through Embassy Row in D.C. on our way to church. It wasn't just any church....it was the National Cathedral.  What an amazing building! The service was quite different than most of us are used to as it was much more traditional. The message was very good and the kids were quite surprised when we took communion with real wine. It was a memorable experience for all.



Independence Hall



Deanna by the Bell



We then hopped on the motorcoach and off we went to Philadelphia. After lunch we visited the National Constitution Center. This was a really cool museum with a lot of hands-on activities for the kids to enjoy. We then went to Independence Hall and stood in the actual room where our Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed. The awesomeness of that experience still resonates with me. After a short walk, we went into the museum to see the Liberty Bell. We all thought that the bell would have been much larger. In this museum, they had many items from the past years that had the liberty bell on it. One of those items was the butter wrapper that many of us adults grew up with. So upon mentioning that to a few students standing around me, Evanna responded, "that is really neat Mrs. Crocker....now that wrapper is in a museum". Suddenly I was feeling very old.  Love you Evanna!

One of the interesting items I noticed and many of the students caught throughout our visit in D.C. and now in Philadelphia is that with all of the scripture engraved on walls of the memorials and even on the Liberty Bell itself, how could anyone say that we were NOT founded upon Christianity?

Once again, we were hungry and went to dinner in Philadelphia at a restaurant called Buca di Beppo. The food was good and they had very interesting pictures on the walls.  I'll let you ask one of the kids for more details on that one. Off to New York!!! It was quick trip to Philly but we had more to see.

We arrived at our hotel just over the bridge from New York City in New Jersey. It was very nice and we were all ready for sleep.