2010 Nowak Vacation
to
Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont
Sunday, May 30 - Salem, NH with a stop in Philadelphia
It was a terribly long day of driving. I will never say anything bad about Georgia roads, Georgia drivers or Georgia traffic -- it does not come close to the mess we drove through in New York City. Oh, and if you ever make the same drive, be prepared to drop $50+ in toll fees. GA-400 does not compare, so quit whining folks. Okay... I got that out of my system.
Today we left from the Washington, DC area and stopped for lunch in the home of the Philly Cheesesteak, Philadelphia. Because there were so many choices of Philly establishments Sharon went to Google to see which one the locals like and we chose Campo's on Market Street in the Old City district. It was good eating...but I've had better (sorry Joe).
Down the block was the Liberty Bell, so we took a little walk in that direction. It was there -- crack and all.
The streets were filled with tourists, tour buses, and horse drawn carriages (full of more tourists). I think the one below belonged to Cinderella.
In the same area was the President's house where George Washington and John Adams worked prior to establishing the office of President.
Independence Hall was right next door.
We walked another couple blocks from here to Christ Church where Benjamin Franklin was buried. People were flipping pennies onto the top of the marble grave stone.
Philadelphia was Franklin's home. His house is no longer standing, but there was a brick passage through which he walked daily and on the other side was framework showing where his house stood. The post office where he worked was right there as well.
Many of the buildings on Market Street has cellar doorways on the sidewalk.
After this nice break from the road we headed toward our evening's destination -- New Hampshire. We did not have time to visit the Statue of Liberty this time, but we will be back after my memories of horrible New York traffic fade away. We could see the Manhattan skyline from I-95 as we drove by, though, as well as a glance at Lady Liberty far in the distant harbor.
Since our departure from home, we have traveled through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and finally into New Hampshire. Tomorrow starts out with a drive up the coast of New Hampshire and then toward Portland, Maine.
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