Philadelphia

Photo: Obligatory image Benjamin Franklin, since this is a post about Philadelphia.

Today I FINALLY made it to Philadelphia. I think it's the only large city in America I have not visited, yet, so I wanted to check it off my list and see the historic sites.

I had a great day touring around with a friend. Our first stop was the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where Senators Casey and Toomey of Pennsylvania were hosting a Martin Luther King, Jr. ceremony with other local leaders. Leave it to me to take a break from DC and run into a couple of Senators.


The main reason I am blogging about Philly is that I wanted to share this Pumpple Cake I saw. If you look closely, you'll see on top it's an apple pie baked into a vanilla cake and the bottom layer is a pumpkin pie baked into a chocolate cake. Wow! You can find this at the Reading Terminal Market.

I did not eat a piece of Pumpple Cake, but I did have a Philly cheesesteak.

We also visited the giant Philadelphia Museum of Art. I am trying to avoid using the phrase, "the building with the steps from 'Rocky'," but I cannot help it.

I saw van Gogh's Sunflowers and lots of other amazing art. Glad to visit Philly.