2009/09/15

Philadelphia/17-19 February 2009






The Philadelphia is a family trip. On Saturday, the first day of the trip, I visit the National Constitution Center, providing a background of the historic document which forever changed the New World. About two blocks away, I visited Independence Hall where the history of the United States took form.

On Sunday, we go for a bus tour of Valley Forge Battlefield area. No Charge. This will be a combination of bus tour, museum, and shops. The Valley Forge visit will depart after lunch on Sunday.

Monday, we visit an Amish Farm, upon our return to Fort McNair. The Amish were a particular group of German-speaking people who immigrated to the United States, settling primarily in the Pennsylvania and Ohio regions of the Appalachians. While shunning some of the advances of modern technology, their resourcefulness is legendary and they have produced a unique farming culture.

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