*December 2024* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 6_web.jpeg]] After visiting Washington DC earlier this year, it was fun to stop in Philadelphia, PA on our way to [[December in Dublin, Ireland|Dublin]]! ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 1_web.jpeg]] *We barely had any time in Philadelphia at all, but got a chance to meet up with my old pal Troy Diggs to see a few of the sights and taking a little driving tour! First stop - Reading Terminal Market and the Dutch Eating Place! Tasty!* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 4_web.jpeg]] *Chris and Troy walkin' around town causing trouble?* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 3_web.jpeg]] ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 2_web.jpeg]] *My first Christmas market of the trip - little did I know we'd see a few more in Ireland!* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 5_web.jpeg]] *The Portal* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 6_web.jpeg]] *The Liberty Bell* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 7_web.jpeg]] *Site of the first Supreme Court* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 8_web.jpeg]] ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 9_web.jpeg]] ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 10_web.jpeg]] *Independence Hall* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 11_web.jpeg]] *Independence Hall - site of the Continental Congress* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 12_web.jpeg]] ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 13_web.jpeg]] *Entryway Lobby* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 14_web.jpeg]] *Hey Barry! Hey Doug!* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 15_web.jpeg]] *Adding his John Hancock at the Visitor Center* ![[2024-12 Philadelphia Visit - 16_web.jpeg]] *The sun symbol on the back of George Washington's chair, rising on a new nation.*