Philadelphia, PA

We had a great stop in my old college stomping grounds. We have a lot of family and friends in this area and we were able to meet up with most of them during our 10 days in the Philly area. We started off meeting Jason Kelce at a local Jeep dealership where he was shooting scenes for some new ads. We were also able to spend some time with our nephew who is starting his senior year at the Naval Academy. We spent a few hours at the Philadelphia art museum, a few more visiting some wineries in the area near Washington's crossing and a very nice dinner at the Union League with the family. One of the many highlights of this stop was spending Friday night at Longwood Gardens. Longwood is a farm and former home of one of the du Ponts. He bought the farm to save the arboretum which he then further developed into one of the premier botanical gardens in the US. We strolled the grounds for a few hours enjoying the scenery before the start of an impressive fountain and light show. I would highly recommend visiting the gardens in the summer on the weekend to see the show. We then drove to central PA to visit my college roommate and also friends who live in Amish country. I was also able to meet up with my younger brother for a nice dinner to catch up. Our last day in the area included a tour of the workshop where all of the Presidential and VP flags are hand embroidered. It was great to spend the time with our family and friends, but it is time to continue the adventure and head to the Jersey shore.