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Yeah, so its like a month later, but I am going to share my exciting trip into Philadelphia with Shylie and Danielle anyway, but in bullet point form 'cause I'm not sure I could give an appropriate description otherwise. That was posibly the mother of all sentences.
* First, went to Libery Bell. It's still there and still cracked and still looks like it did on our class trip in fifth grade. I am told it is in a new building, and it looks like a nice building, so I'm inclined to believe that that has changed. Here I managed to get stuck behind the woman who's calf set off the metal detector. I was really weird - the security gaurd whipped out the little wand thing and it beeped on her rings, watch, and then calf. There was nothing on her calf, even under her pants which she had to raise, and she didn't say anything about having pins or a rod, so I'm still wondering what was up with that.
* Was herded accross the street to see Independence Hall. We had a kinda scary tour guide who wanted people to take notes and gave us a quiz on important dates in history. No one did too well on that part. Then he did the who tour thing and was engaging wich was good.
* Betsy Rosses house. The brochure they give you when you walk in says that there is evidence that Betsy Ross existed, but there is no evidence that she actually made a flag. No one had even heard that until some point in the 1800's when a decendant of hers gave a speech and was like "My family tells me that my ancestor did this really cool flag making thing." I hope the story is actually true. Walking around we had this random small child attach herself to our group, which was not particularly bright on her part as good two thirds of our group was particularly sympathetic to small children
* Lunch, yum.
* Constitution Center. Tres cool. The spiel at the beginning was a little cheesy, but the rest was fun. Got to tell Shylie that she was such a republican at the imigration section and I was the first allowed to vote according to the voting section along that wall. Had a good laugh at the Children's Multi-media show about the Bill of Rights. Finally, we had our picture taken with Ben Franklin - the large brass one - before rushing out at closing time.
* Got lost on the way home. Danielle was not particularly impressed with the back roads of Chester County, too hilly and wooded. She did, however, enjoy my mothers seasonal towels in the bathroom, which made my mother happy, since we tend to make fun of her for them (except the Vixen towel with the raindeer dressed up in a clinging red dress - that's my favorite).
There - Ha! I said I would share this and indeed I have, though not in a very timely manner.
* First, went to Libery Bell. It's still there and still cracked and still looks like it did on our class trip in fifth grade. I am told it is in a new building, and it looks like a nice building, so I'm inclined to believe that that has changed. Here I managed to get stuck behind the woman who's calf set off the metal detector. I was really weird - the security gaurd whipped out the little wand thing and it beeped on her rings, watch, and then calf. There was nothing on her calf, even under her pants which she had to raise, and she didn't say anything about having pins or a rod, so I'm still wondering what was up with that.
* Was herded accross the street to see Independence Hall. We had a kinda scary tour guide who wanted people to take notes and gave us a quiz on important dates in history. No one did too well on that part. Then he did the who tour thing and was engaging wich was good.
* Betsy Rosses house. The brochure they give you when you walk in says that there is evidence that Betsy Ross existed, but there is no evidence that she actually made a flag. No one had even heard that until some point in the 1800's when a decendant of hers gave a speech and was like "My family tells me that my ancestor did this really cool flag making thing." I hope the story is actually true. Walking around we had this random small child attach herself to our group, which was not particularly bright on her part as good two thirds of our group was particularly sympathetic to small children
* Lunch, yum.
* Constitution Center. Tres cool. The spiel at the beginning was a little cheesy, but the rest was fun. Got to tell Shylie that she was such a republican at the imigration section and I was the first allowed to vote according to the voting section along that wall. Had a good laugh at the Children's Multi-media show about the Bill of Rights. Finally, we had our picture taken with Ben Franklin - the large brass one - before rushing out at closing time.
* Got lost on the way home. Danielle was not particularly impressed with the back roads of Chester County, too hilly and wooded. She did, however, enjoy my mothers seasonal towels in the bathroom, which made my mother happy, since we tend to make fun of her for them (except the Vixen towel with the raindeer dressed up in a clinging red dress - that's my favorite).
There - Ha! I said I would share this and indeed I have, though not in a very timely manner.
