Oct 6 Thursday– Baltimore, Maryland / Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Finally see the sun, hooray!

We go, for our third day in a row, to Swing’s Coffee in Alexandria, because the cappuccinos are legit and they have 5 or 6 gluten free options for Shell. Then we hit the road north. We drive to Baltimore to check out a few things, so we can do more than just drive through Maryland.

First stop was Fort McHenry,

where Baltimore was defended against the British, and….the Star Spangled Banner was written.

Fantastic history, and views of the Patapsco river/Chesapeake Bay.

There is an observation deck in Baltimore that provides 360-degree views from the 27th floor.

After that we ate lunch in Baltimore,

then drove northeast to Wilmington Delaware, where we stopped for a snack at the Wilmington riverwalk.

From there we drove the remaining 45 minutes to Philadelphia,

where we stayed at the Wyndham in the Historic district,

just around the corner from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.

First thing to do was walk down to Penn’s Landing along the Delaware river.

We passed Ben Franklin’s Printing Press, now a post office, and built in 1786.

We passed Christ Church,

the place where Alexander Hamilton once lived, a Mint, and some other old buildings that I can’t remember what they are at this moment.

Then we went to get a ‘steak’, which, apparently in Philadelphia, means a cheesesteak sandwich.