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Phurther Philly Adventures - Day Nineteen
2008.06.25
Philadelphia is more than just history.
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Philadelphia is more than just history.
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Waiting for the 2:15 tour of Independence Hall
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Waiting for the 2:15 tour of Independence Hall
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Independence Hall can look quite majestic from the proper angle.
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Independence Hall can look quite majestic from the proper angle.
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Home of the judiciary during Philadelphia's years as the nation's capital
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Home of the judiciary during Philadelphia's years as the nation's capital
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The Congress Hall in which the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution was approved.
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The Congress Hall in which the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution was approved.
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The Pennsylvania table in the Congress Hall
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The Pennsylvania table in the Congress Hall
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Historical still life
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Historical still life
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Not the original version of the Declaration of Independence (which is at the National Archives)...and there's no treasure map on the back.
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Not the original version of the Declaration of Independence (which is at the National Archives)...and there's no treasure map on the back.
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Staircase view
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Staircase view
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Commodore Barry has a bridge across the Delaware named after him, but I'm not sure what role he played in the revolution.
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Commodore Barry has a bridge across the Delaware named after him, but I'm not sure what role he played in the revolution.
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One buggy ride per week is enough.
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One buggy ride per week is enough.
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Foucault pendulum at the Franklin Institute
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Foucault pendulum at the Franklin Institute
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Kallie flies in the wind tunnel.
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Kallie flies in the wind tunnel.
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As much as I was allowed to photograph of the Real Pirates exhibit, a collection of artifacts recovered from a pirate ship that sank off Cape Cod in 1717.
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As much as I was allowed to photograph of the Real Pirates exhibit, a collection of artifacts recovered from a pirate ship that sank off Cape Cod in 1717.
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A rest before going home
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A rest before going home
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Ben Franklin Parkway leads to both the Franklin Institute and to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Ben Franklin Parkway leads to both the Franklin Institute and to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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My daughter asked me not to post this one...my second "timed shot" and the part that was missing from yesterday's effort. The shot doubles as a beard update.
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My daughter asked me not to post this one...my second "timed shot" and the part that was missing from yesterday's effort. The shot doubles as a beard update.
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We went back to Philly today for the Independence Hall tour and to see the "Real Pirates" exhibit at the Franklin Institute.
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Comments
Glad you got in this time- great shots!~ I love to picture in my head the wonderful history that happened there!!~ R
