Middle School in Philadelphia

3 /19/09
After travelling to Philadelphia, on 3/18 our group of 13 middle school students and 5 adults, ate some pizza and bedded down in a hotel in the heart of the city. On the 19th we walked into the old city and explored: Ben Franklin’s post office and a printing press, archeological Living Heritage Museum, a Quaker meeting house, a walking tour focused on Thomas Jefferson, and of course, the Liberty Bell, and Independence Hall, the birthplace of the United States of America. Here we are in from of Independence Hall:For dinner we walked into Chinatown and had a great meal (some kids even tried Jellyfish!). Hopefully all that walking will lead to a good nights sleep. tc

Huitzi:
In my first day of Philadelphia I noticed that many people are grouchier than in Crestone and are a lot busier. The streets here are much narrower than in Crestone, in fact they are like the ones in New York, but much less filthy and the buildings are older.



Zac:
The city of Philadelphia is close together and really busy. Today I saw a bus not able to make a turn around the corner because there was a car in its way even though it was parked off to the side of the street. Leaf and I only saw very few alleyways, probably only three or four. The first time I looked UP in Philadelphia I felt afraid of heights seeing 17 story buildings on either side of me.