Weekend Away….

On the train… which I have decided it was way nicer and less stressful way to travel than flying….

So, Tom and I went away alone together for the first time since having kids. Crazy, right? LOL.

We had fun! We trained it to Philadelphia on Saturday and spent two days seeing museums and historical stuff. We had a nice dinner out and did lots of walking. It was amazingly nice to see museums without being rushed or worrying that kids were getting restless.

First stop, the Mütter Museum! I have wanted to go here forEVER. 

Me with the Mütter Giant. He was 7'6"!

Independence Hall

Ben Franklin's Grave at Christ Church Burial Ground (this was such a neat find! We loved it! Super old cemetery filled with signers of the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War soldiers)

Saw this sign while waiting for the Liberty Bell to open. Had to investigate!

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The Graff House turned out to be where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence! We came home and have started digging around on ancestry.com to see if Jacob Graff, who owned the house, was any relation to Tom's family.




The Liberty Bell. Not the most exciting thing we saw, by any stretch. Very over-hyped. LOL!

Next stop, Eastern State Penitentiary. This. Was. AWESOME. 

And lastly, the Reading Terminal Market. It was loud and crowded and overwhelming. We considered eating here, but it was just TOO MUCH. So we went to brunch at the hotel and called it a day! Headed back to the train station...

The 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Train stations are so ornate, old-fashioned, and pretty! :)



All in all, a lovely trip. We can't wait to do another one. I'd love to do New York or Boston next. My mom needs about a year to recover from watching the boys for 36 hours though. LOL!