Greetings to everybody:
Great friends from 31 different countries, the awesome
Belo Staff, tour guides, host families and everybody who made possible to enjoy
an unforgettable experience at the great and beautiful city of Philadelphia…
The night before we get onto the bus to enjoy the trip to
Philadelphia, a sad moment came: say goodbye to our friends who just were going
to do the New York trip. Every person from different countries said something
in their own language to the people who were leaving, expressing how much fun
we had together and wishing them the best for their returning trip!!!
After saying goodbye, the rest of us got ready to go into
a unique and exciting adventure: a day in Philadelphia and then on to DC. We
left the hotel after breakfast in the morning and not long after we arrived in
the city of Philadelphia. By lunch time we got our first stop to Reading
Terminal which is where we had an ample variety of options to enjoy of
delicious food and probably find something from our home countries to remember
good memories!!! Having free time for a while to eat lunch and explore, we could
hang out with our friends and know a little bit more about this emblematic
place in Philadelphia.
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| Reading Terminal before the lunch rush |
Then we met at the same place we agreed and took to bus
to visit the Constitution Center, where we listen to the “Freedom Rising” performance
and learned more about how the Independence process of the United States of
America started. Following that, we could walk around the building observing
interactive and key events that have happened thought American History and how
the Constitution has helped the development of the country. Also we had the
chance to take pictures into the statue’s hall where we could find statues of the
real founders and influent people who fought for freedom in the USA. And of
course, we had a gift shop to buy some souvenirs from this amazing place…
Once our tour around the Constitution Center was done, we
met Jen, our tour guide during the rest of the day all around Philadelphia. Our
first stop was at the very famous Liberty Bell, which was imported from England
to commemorate important freedom processes in American History such as the
Declaration of Independence, Martin Luther King Jr speech against segregation
and others.
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| The Liberty Bell |
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| Group photo in front of Independence Hall |
After that we spent time at the Christ Church where some of the
signers of the Declaration of the Independence attended to and to finish we
went to Ben Franklin’s grave, where you could throw coins of any kind and if it
was faced-up, you will get good luck and if it was faced-down it was good luck
for Ben!
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| Christ Church |
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| Ben Franklin's Grave |
After this we hopped on the bus, drove down and passed City
Hall and stopped at the Rocky Steps located at the Art museum to get a fabulous
group picture and have a good memory about this special moment with great
friends.
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| Group shot on the Rocky Steps |
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| In front of the Art Museum |
Then we drove down Avenue of the Arts, and South Street
to have a nice dinner at Bridget Foy’s. We enjoy a lot especially the well
known Philly Cheese steak and other food options as the entrance and a
delicious vanilla ice cream.
To finish, we got onto the bus on our way to Washington
DC and received some instructions to have another exciting adventure in the
American Capital… For sure we will have a blast J
-- Gerado, Ecuador
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