Yesterday was another fun day of strolling all around the historic areas of Philly.
Another beautiful, breezy, brisk day.
We, of course, did the obligatory visit to the Liberty Bell.
The building and exhibit that accompany the bell is actually very cool.
It does a great job of conveying what a symbol of liberty the bell really is.
And may I say that this town in Ben Franklin crazy!
The dude is everywhere!
On the facade of the Americal Philosophical Society Library is a statue of Ben in a toga.
By the way, the philosophical society has nothing to do with philosophy.
At least not the same way we think of philosophy.
Philosophy is the old word for the natural sciences.
Housed in this library are some very cool items relating to natural science and new world discoveries.
Yesterday we saw two of the journals of Merriwether Lewis.
And here is his likeness in a fireman's helmet.
I don't remember ever hearing about him being a fireman, but he did just about everything else!
I am telling you, this town may have been named after William Penn, but this is Ben's town.
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