One of the places we've been wanting to go since we moved to New York was Philadelphia. Neither of us had ever been, so while Sterling was on vacation we decided to make a day trip of it. Just as a bonus, we pulled off an exit to get gas and found a Krispy Kreme and a Waffle House! (All we've seen here for donuts is Dunkin' Donuts, which in my personal opinion, aren't much to speak of). Any other donut places all have the cake donuts and that's about it...northerners. =) j/k. We also haven't seen any Waffle Houses this way, which makes for a sad Sterling. Needless to say, we started the day off very well!
First we drove by the Rocky steps (sorry, I didn't get pictures), and then we headed to the Philly Zoo. It's the oldest zoo in the U.S. and it has around 42 acres. It was pretty chilly, so we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves! It was really nice, but I think it'd be fun to go back in the summer, and also when Cohen's a little older.
This turtle was HUGE!
I got down on the same level as the Tigers....it's hard to tell here, but I'm pretty sure it could've eaten my head without any problems.
We brought our polar bear. =)
Then we headed over to Independence Hall. It was really cool. Here is the Liberty bell. You can see the crack in the side.
While we were here, a kid tried to lick the bell, and got rapidly thrown out. Apparently it was on a T.V. show...exciting.
Independence Hall
We took a tour. We didn't know this when we went but they only give tours of the second floor (in addition to the first floor) during January and February. Score!
And, of course, we had to try some Philly Cheese Steaks. We went to Chubby's on our way home and had some great food!
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