We Soaked Up Philly Like a Sponge

Above photo's taken by Ole Hongvanthong. Thanks Ole!



(Picture inside Independance Hall where the Declaration of Independance was signed. The tour guide was very interesting!)

Philadelphia is an awesome city. The people are great and the history and old world charm is very enticing! The Philly Pug meets during the day which was great for a change. Our friend Jason Groupp came all the way from NYC (okay, its only like an hour away, but still...) and we met a ton new friends! That is what I absolutely love about doing this tour - we get to personally meet so many people that we wouldn't have otherwise. And we normally go out afterwards for dinner (in this case, lunch) where we get to get to know everyone that much better!
Philly was great, although I should have known not to wear heels! The sidewalks are really old and uneven - and half of it is cobblestone so I was hurting after walking to the restaurant! But it was tons of fun and thanks to Laura Eaton and Sophia Negron for hosting the PUG.
Some important sites we were able to see was Independance Hall, where the Declaration of Independance was written & signed. Also we saw the Liberty Bell which was cool. And we took a horse drawn carriage tour around the city and got a lot of history from the driver. (We are finding this a great way to get information about the city without spending a ton of time!)
Since we are vegetarians we obviously didn't get a philly cheesesteak sandwich, but I did get a philly CHEESE sandwhich from a cart on the street. It tasted like Subway sandwhich on a little better of a roll....I guess the "steak" part is intrical to the sandwich!!
In other news, my sister had her baby!! They named her Elliot Dee Walker. I can't WAIT to her in November when we go up to WA to see them!! Yay!!