Well, 4 more days and counting down! I can hardly wait. Today was pretty fun and VERY cold, about 4 degrees when we walked a mile or so to our car after a wonderful dinner at City Tavern. The City Tavern is a very famous meeting place (and restaurant) for the fathers of our Constitution. They would meet there to dine and discuss the important matters of the times economically, socially, and politically.
In 1774, members of the First Continental Congress met there. The closing banquet for the Constitutional Convention was also held there in 1787. Staff are dressed in period clothing and share history about the building and the times. Many of the recipes are also from that period such as Martha Wahsington's recipe for chocolate mousse. http://www.citytavern.com/
We also visited the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin's grave, and the National Constitution Center (NCC). http://constitutioncenter.org/ The presentation there and the museum are quite remarkable. There is so much to see, do, and of course learn. Rachael had lots of fun, "swearing in" as President of the United States.
We were also very fortunate to arrive the same day as the traveling exhibit: America I Am, the African American Imprint's World Premiere in Philly. http://gophila.com/questforfreedom It is located at the NCC. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm assuming it will come to Seattle and I strongly encourage everyone to visit it. It gives so much history from the slaves of old to Barack Obama and everyone in between, with the incredible contributions and sacrifices that have been made by so many African Americans.
Tomorrow we hope to help send off our future President Obama as he takes the Inaugural Train out of Philly to D.C. We will give a full report on that tomorrow night. Adios for now...
In 1774, members of the First Continental Congress met there. The closing banquet for the Constitutional Convention was also held there in 1787. Staff are dressed in period clothing and share history about the building and the times. Many of the recipes are also from that period such as Martha Wahsington's recipe for chocolate mousse. http://www.citytavern.com/
We also visited the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin's grave, and the National Constitution Center (NCC). http://constitutioncenter.org/ The presentation there and the museum are quite remarkable. There is so much to see, do, and of course learn. Rachael had lots of fun, "swearing in" as President of the United States.
We were also very fortunate to arrive the same day as the traveling exhibit: America I Am, the African American Imprint's World Premiere in Philly. http://gophila.com/questforfreedom It is located at the NCC. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm assuming it will come to Seattle and I strongly encourage everyone to visit it. It gives so much history from the slaves of old to Barack Obama and everyone in between, with the incredible contributions and sacrifices that have been made by so many African Americans.
Tomorrow we hope to help send off our future President Obama as he takes the Inaugural Train out of Philly to D.C. We will give a full report on that tomorrow night. Adios for now...
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4 comments:
It looks like y'all are having a great time. I think that I fixed the comments so that you will be able to see them. They will also come to you by e-mail. Have fun and keep warm. Can't wait to see photos.
Bill and Marilyn are excited for you all and hope you stay warm!
Hey Mrs. Kerley it's Justin and I hope you have a fun time in washington D.C. but you should fix the part where it says http::/www.constitutioncenter,org so we can go to the website easier instead of erasing the comma and write a period.
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