Fall Foliage Philly Camping Trip 2019

This year we went fall foliage camping over Veteran's Day Weekend.  It was absolutely our COLDEST camping trip yet.	We had to keep our hats and sweaters on while sleeping at night in our tent, and luckily David bought some Hot Hands to keep our hands and feet toasty during the night.
Our first stop on our day of touring Philadelphia was Independence Hall.	Independence Hall is steeped in so much history - it is where both the Declaration of Independence AND the US Constitution were debated and adopted.
Our park ranger and tour guide showed us a copy of the Declaration of Independence that was signed right here, in this room.  The chair in the back is where George Washington sat and presided over the debates.	Mateo and Alexi pictured in "the room where it happened" (according to Hamilton).
Surprisingly, even though David grew up in NYC and Sharon has lived in NYC since college, this was our first time *ever* visiting the Liberty Bell.	We always try to expose Mateo and Alexi to some American history during our family camping trips.
Famished after a morning of touring historical sites, we headed to The Tasty for lunch.  Their vegan menu was *perfect* for us vegetarians.	Why do foodies head to Philadelphia?  For Philly cheesesteaks of course!  At The Tasty we had VEGAN Philly cheesesteaks with waffle fries.
Sharon also jumped on the VEGAN Philly cheesesteak bandwagon.	Mateo decided to sample some good ol' American VEGAN pancakes.
The highlight for Alexi and Mateo of our day in Philadelphia was our visit to the Please Touch Museum.	Due to many visits to the Brooklyn Children's Museum throughout their childhoods, Alexi and Mateo LOVE indoor water exploration areas.
Alexi has gotten SOOO TALL...he is now taller than a DEER!	Mateo, too, is growing, and is now taller than a BLACK BEAR!
Fun at the Please Touch Museum with Mateo pretending to be a race car driver and Alexi pretending to be his mechanic.	Alexi is really into finance and money, so he was overjoyed to be featured on the $50 bill!
Whenever we go on day or overnight trips as a family, we always seek out carousels.	There is a carousel at the Please Touch Museum, and Mateo and Alexi both got to ride on...PIGS!
Any trip to Philadelphia is not complete unless you visit the Rocky statue...	And also run up the infamous "Rocky Steps", to reenact that iconic scene from the "Rocky" movie.
This was both Alexi and Mateo's first time seeing and hearing about Rocky Balboa (guess future family movie nights will have to include all the "Rocky" movies).	Mateo, Rocky and Alexi are ALL ready for Christmas.
S'mores are our FAVORITE camping dessert!	Whenever Alexi smells a campfire, wherever we are, he always says, "Smells like s'mores!"
Greetings from the top of the Rocky Steps...this family TOTALLY ROCKS!	You know you want to go to Philly...take a day trip there and have lots of fun with your family like we did.