June 27:
Checking In
The day is finally here. Daniel (my 15 year old son) and I were
going on our 1st Tauck Tour! We decided on the Bridges program. Tauck
promised this program would include children and their parents. In fact our
departure had 40 people, 19 of whom were under 17. We were anxious but
excited when we arrived at the Sheraton Society Hill. The hotel sits at
Penn’s Landing, surrounded by the feel of old Philadelphia including the
cobblestone streets.
We checked in and joined our soon to be friends at a pre-dinner cocktail hour.
After a plate of delicious cheese and crackers and other munchies and sodas for the kids, we were introduced to Betsy Ross, who welcomed us to her city and talked of her life. She brought along a flag and graciously took pictures with all the children and a few parents!
Dinner on the Moshulu
We all walked to the pier and had a terrific diner on the Moshulu. This was
an actual ship turned into a restaurant. After dinner and a few get
acquainted games, we had the choice of watching fireworks from her deck or
returning to our hotel. We watched fireworks and thought how anyone could
top out 1st day!
NOTE: Philadelphia begins celebrating the 4th of July on June 27 with a
restaurant festival at Penn’s Landing. We were fortunate to have our trip
coincide with this event.
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