I tagged along with Matt for his annual family medicine conference at the end of September. He attends it every couple of years, and I've never felt like I could leave any of our kids behind during the school week. That's not an issue anymore! This year it was held in Philadelphia. Matt has been there before, but I had not. It was fun to explore the city with him. We stayed downtown at the Hilton Garden Inn near the Convention Center where his conference was. We were also right next to the famous Reading Terminal Market where we ate lots of yummy food those few days we were there. While in Philly we ate Malaysian food, Thai food, Amish-made food, and the local fav Philly cheesesteak and fries twice.
We went to a MLB game and watched the Philies beat the Marlins.
We saw and/or toured historical sights... Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, went up City Hall tower, and the 1910 Wanamaker Building (which used to be a 12 floor 2 million square foot department store which now houses a three story Macy's) with its beautiful pipe organ that is the largest working one in the world. We saw Betsy Ross' house and went into Christ Church where many early American political leaders attended including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. We walked through the cemetery where Ben Franklin is buried. We took our picture, like all tourists, at the Rocky statue and ran up the famous stairs of the Museum of Art. We also got to walk through the grounds of the stunning Philadelphia Temple. We loved how it blended into the surrounding architecture but stood out as a very special place.
It was so fun exploring the streets of Philadelphiea and eating good food with Matt after his mornings spent at his conference. We walked so much around the City of Brotherly Love. And we loved every minute of it!
We went to a MLB game and watched the Philies beat the Marlins.
We saw and/or toured historical sights... Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, went up City Hall tower, and the 1910 Wanamaker Building (which used to be a 12 floor 2 million square foot department store which now houses a three story Macy's) with its beautiful pipe organ that is the largest working one in the world. We saw Betsy Ross' house and went into Christ Church where many early American political leaders attended including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. We walked through the cemetery where Ben Franklin is buried. We took our picture, like all tourists, at the Rocky statue and ran up the famous stairs of the Museum of Art. We also got to walk through the grounds of the stunning Philadelphia Temple. We loved how it blended into the surrounding architecture but stood out as a very special place.
It was so fun exploring the streets of Philadelphiea and eating good food with Matt after his mornings spent at his conference. We walked so much around the City of Brotherly Love. And we loved every minute of it!
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