Today we all went into Philadelphia to do some touristy things.
First of all we saw the Liberty Bell (google it - much simpler than me explaining, or rather I am jut being lazy, or both), had some lunch and then did a tour of Independence Hall. Mike is a retired American history teacher so he is a veritable font of information which is great!
We also walked through Old City which was really pretty (the people who work there dress in traditional clothes - man they must have been hot as the weather at the moment is really warm) and a quick stop via the Benjamin Franklin post office where apparently you can get mail stamped and posted for free.
Interesting fact that I learnt today - John Hancock was one of the men to sign the Declaration of Independence - hence the term "your John Hancock" in regards to signing things.
Great Benjamin Franklin quote that I love - "Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards." Although for some of us that's maybe what we did and it wasn't such a great idea.
Funny though.
Ruthie also took me to a Zumba (pronounced like Pumba from the Lion King only with a Z) class at her gym today. It's like Latin dancing meets aerobics. I was kind of unco at it - no sooner had I worked out the step the teacher was doing (well okay - I didn't always work it out) than she was onto another one.
Fun though despite my uncoordinated efforts.
One more little step towards shedding those cookie dough kilos!
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