Philadelphia

Our first full day in Philadelphia, we got up, got ready, and had the included breakfast at the hotel. I swear that cinnamon roll was one of the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had and I'm not just saying that because I haven't had one in YEARS.  It was delicious.  We then took a taxi to the stadium where the Philadelphia Phillies play so we could tour the stadium.  It was a pretty good tour.  I know nearly nothing about that baseball team, but I still enjoyed the tour.

Then it was off to Independence Hall to do a hop on hop off bus tour of the city.  We got off at the Eastern State Penitentiary and did a guided tour there.  I wasn't sure about touring a jail, but that was pretty interesting.  Our guide was informative and interesting.  After the tour, we had time to poke around a little.  Saw Al Capone's cell, which was MUCH nicer than any of the othe cells in there.

 Then we got back on the bus to head to One Liberty Plaza, which is a tower with a nice view of the city.  Unfortunately, it was raining when we got there and they said the visibility was zero so they let us exchange our voucher for the next day (so nice!, not all towers do that.)  We were going to get back on the bus, but decided to walk instead.  We walked by City Hall (a pretty cool looking building) and then to Reading Terminal Market, where there are WAY too many food choices. It's amazing.  We hadn't eaten since breakfast and it was now 5:00 so we chowed down.  Late lunch, snacks, and a variety of desserts to go (and ice-cream while we were there).  It's amazing I didn't gain 10 pounds with all those treats!   We made a stop at the Hard Rock Cafe so Mike could get a t-shirt got back to the hotel a little after 6, but nothing too touristy was still open and we weren't hungry for dinner since we ate lunch so late.  So we had a quiet night in.