I recently went on vacation, and we went to Philadelphia and New York, and then dropped my brother off to his job. This will be a 3 part series with one about Philadelphia, one about New York, and one about Ben Franklin. I will talk about all the things we did relating to Ben Franklin in another episode. This episode will be about my experiences in Philly.

Valley Forge is an important part of US history and is located outside Philly. We spent a couple of hours there and learned some really interested facts.
· The place where the US “army” stayed in the winter during the American Revolution
· Before Valley Forge, it was just some volunteer farmers, but during winter in Valley forge, they're trained and became a fierce enemy,
· George Washington was the general, but they needed someone to help with more discipline
· Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf Gerhard August Freiherr von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, comes to Valley Forge on Feb 23, 1778.
· There was a lack of food, and basic cleanliness
Pennsylvania State House
· Philly was the capital before DC
· This is where George Washington and John Adams were elected into president
· This is also where the constitution was discussed, and many people were curious about how it was gonna work
· This is also where the senate was meeting then, this was almost like the white house
Liberty Bell
· Made to represent freedom and independence
· Built in 1752, but cracked in February 1846
· It was used for announcements and had been with America before and after independence
· John Pass, and John Stow’s name are on the bell because they helped make recasts of the original bell
· Pennsylvania was misspelled as Pensylvania (single “n”) because that was an accepted spelling then

Reading terminal Market
· It is a place with SO MANY OPTIONS of food
· It is like the king of all food courts, and you basically have to visit
· It is also great for small business to show off their food and culture
· There were a ton of Amish stands and so many different cuisines and different flavors.
· Opened in 1893, it is 78,000 sq ft, and more than 80 merchants
· We got donuts, pickles, crepes, Greek food, sandwiches
Rocky steps
· We climbed the rocky steps just like Rocky Balboa did in the movie “Rocky”.
· In the movie he climbs the stairs, and when he finishes he poses triumphantly.
· The steps lead up to the Philadelphia museum of art.
· There is also a statue of Rocky that you can pose with
· The movie did so well that the steps of the museum get more tourists than the museum
The road leading to the Rocky steps is a tree-lined Parkway with flags of countries from around the world. This international tribute began in 1976 as part of the US Bicentennial Celebration. It symbolizes Philadelphia as a global tourism destination.

Stay tuned for the next two episodes when I talk about the rest of my trip!!
Last episode riddle: This episode riddle: I am a bird, a person and a fruit. What am I?
A KIWI!!!
(A kiwi is a flightless bird, a fruit and also a nick name for a person from New Zealand)
Shoutout to Emma who emailed me and got it right!
This episode's riddle: What has many ears but can’t hear?

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