Day 2 in Philly!

As in the previous blog post I stated we would be going a tour of Independence Hall on Saturday.  We also toured the Liberty Bell, Christ Church, Betsy Ross's House, Courthouse, Franklin Court, Franklin Museum, B. Free Post Office, and the Printing House.  We had quite a full day. 

Check out the photos and the info I learned!

Independence Hall, also known as, the Pennsylvania State House. 

 Inside Independence Hall.  This is the actual room where the Declaration of Independence was signed.  Can't you just imagine our founding fathers sitting here discussing the well being of our country.  FYI: This is what they used to put prisoners in when they were on trial.  They had to stand in the middle of the courtroom and face everyone.   This is why today when someone is on trial we call it, "standing trial."

The Liberty Bell

Inside Christ Church

This is the pew where Deborah and Benjamin Franklin sat every Sunday.

  Original chandelier.  They have to pull it down to change the candles out, but must use light the candles while it is up high because it tends to turn and gets wax everywhere. 

  The baptismal where William Penn was baptized.

The entrance to Franklin Court.

 

Benjamin Franklin's house is no longer here because his family claimed they could not afford to keep it up.  As you can see there is a metal replica of the outline.  This is on the exact spot where his house would have been.  Underneath the replica is an outline of the house.  The original pivy pit (where waste and brown water was placed) is still there.  Also the brink floor in the kitchen cellar is still there.  This was really cool to see!

A final thought from Ben Franklin himself! 

Stay tuned for tomorrow's adventures.  We are taking the train to Washington DC.  I am super excited about our adventure!