Spring Break Vacation Day 2

When we got to the hotel I asked Henry to go to the lobby to see if there was a brochure for the Liberty Bell.  He and Samuel went, and came back with a brochure for the "Please Touch" science center.  It's not that they got distracted, but they couldn't find one for the Liberty Bell, so they asked, and there wasn't one.  Anyway...  We drove into Philly and saw Independence Hall, but didn't tour it.  We also got to see the Liberty Bell.  I think the boys thought it was fun....Sadie, not so much.  

This is the Philly Fanatic.  There are statues all over the city.  Samuel insisted on picking the poor guy's nose.

Samuel and Henry in front of Independence Hall.

A fellow BYU alum took this photo for us.  Even William looks more interested than Sadie!

After the historical stuff, we headed to the Children's museum.  It was awesome.  We have been to a lot of Children's museums, and this ranks right up there near the top (if not the top.)

Poor Philly Fanatic in front of Children's museum.

My giant children in the Alice in Wonderland display.

Samuel's block creation.

Henry's block creation.

Henry found all of the sugar in the play grocery store.

Sadie using heavy machinery for the first time.

Sadie in the Hamster wheel.

Henry the Hamster, with Samuel the onlooker.

Anybody with the Food Network knows of the debate between Geno's and Pat's and who has the best Philly cheesesteaks.  So, of course, we had to go find out for ourselves.

Pat's

Geno's

Our pick?  Samuel and Henry: Geno's with (white) American Cheese, no onions.  Sadie and Mom: Pat's with Cheez Whiz, no onions.  Of course, I probably would have liked the onions, but you gotta go with the majority.  Also, we tried Pat's with provolone...too dry.  William:  He ate it all.  We also had Birch beer, yum.