Philly

My friend T. escaped NYC a couple of years ago and bought a house in Philadelphia. I have been promising to visit her for ages. This last weekend, I finally went and it was really fun. One, I took the super cheap Chinatown bus. Two, I have been reading a lot of American history lately. So...the bus was fine, especially for $10, and dropped me in the middle of Philly easy walking distance to the Independence Historical area. The above photo is of Carpenter's Hall, which was the meeting place for the first Continental Congress. The houses below are historic houses also from that Federalist era.



This is the Betsy Ross house- which I didn't go in, but is on my list for the next trip.

Here is Independence Hall- by the time we got here..the tickets were all sold out. Yet another thing for my next trip.
Philly has a lot of really beautiful alleys, full of tiny adorable houses along cobble/ brick roads. This was one of my favorites.