11-14 Philadelphia 2

We went back to downtown Philly, after a so-so breakfast at the hotel. We got there pretty early, about 8:30. Parked under the visitor Center and got tickets for a 9:20 Independence Hall visit. Lots of activity again around the Park - VP Biden was talking in connection with the Jewish Museum opening. Another gorgeous Fall tree was on display in the early morning light. Saw Independence Hall - the pictures are of the room where the Declaration and the Constitution were worked out. Also of the room where the first peaceful transfer of power took place, from Washington to Adams - amazing when viewed in the light of what passes for leadership today. We then wandered some through Old Town.






Saw Franklin’s courtyard and then headed for the old houses the Park service keeps up. Had an hour tour there of 2 houses. The first house was one in which the lady who would become Dolly Madison lived with her first husband. The second house was much richer, owned by Bishop White. We left after that, stopping to see the only real lighthouse in the vicinity – attached to an old house on the shore of a river. The other “lights” I saw on the way up and back down were those range lights I had seen on my Lighthouse 2 trip – just metal stands with a light on top. Saw two of those by Wilmington – actually got a picture of one. Back home, after some traffic, at 5:30. Sue drove all the way up and back, bless her.