A Day in Philadelphia (as Tourists) with the Kids

Jewish Museum Philadelphia

Philadelphia is a place I've been to many, many times.  My parents were born and raised in Philly.  We used to travel by plane, train and automobile to get there growing up, and I've covered it from head to toe in my lifetime. Now my dad and sister both live there, and our visits are often and generally entail being with our loved ones and eating (if you know food in Philadelphia, you know what I mean).  So, when we were given the opportunity to be tourists for a day by the folks at Visit Philly, we jumped at the chance. We kicked off our day at … [Read more...]

Philadelphia with Kids: A Day at the Franklin Institute

Mummies of the World

We always love spending time with my sister and her husband in Philadelphia and this past weekend was no exception, especially considering the fact that we spent time at a keeper of many of my childhood memories, the Franklin Institute.  Ever since I was a young girl,I can recall looking over the handrail of the marble stairwell to look at the Foucault pendulum going back and forth (pictured on left).  The pendulum is the centerpiece of this impressive museum but it only begins to scrape the surface of what the museum has to offer.  My brother-in-law … [Read more...]