Niko in the City of Brotherly Love

 

This morning I packed my shamrock fanny pack with my wallet, my sunglasses, and Niko, and then Tiffy and I figured out how to use the Philadelphia bus system. The stop was right by our hotel room, and you can use your credit card to pay. This sign by the bus stop looks like it says "Sin City."

We went to the old part of the city, where we saw a cute trolley and waited in line forever to see the Liberty Bell. The guard told me it would have rung in E flat.

Such cool old buildings!

And modern stuff too!

We went to the Reading Terminal Market and had soft pretzels, which were chewier than the ones I've had before but very delicious, and the best latte I've ever had. Then we went to Chinatown.

We both had noodles with seafood. Our (nonalcoholic) drinks were so pretty.

Then we went to the mint, which had lots of cool stuff. Here are some photos.

At the end we got free bags of shredded money. Then we walked to Elfreth's Alley, which is a narrow street with houses preserved from the 18th century.

We also went to the Betsy Ross house and bought some stuff in the gift shop. Here we are in front of Independence Hall.

Then we caught the bus back to our hotel. Oh yeah, on the way into the city, we saw a train way up on an elevated track, and then their light rail train came along and blocked our view of it.

Here is some stuff I got today. A stuffed American flag.

I got yet another bucket hat, but this one's patriotic.

A couple of magnets and the shredded money.

I've been keeping up with my DuoLingo too.

This evening we took an Uber with some of Tiffy's family members to another hotel where a lot of the other wedding guests are staying. There was a pre-wedding party with food and drink, and there were people there I hadn't seen in a long time, and people I'd never met before who were fun to get to know. Tomorrow is the big day!

Famous Hat