Hello from Philadelphia!
We arrived at the Morris House B&B at 12:20am Thursday night and have been goofin for the past two days. Went to see the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, US Mint, Independence Seaport Museum, Betsy Ross' gate, and Rocky's steps.
Kudos/Props must go to the Independence Seaport Museum. My friends, we have seen loads of maritime museums, but this one ranks in our top five. Why? They have active boat building taking place! We last saw men in motion at the Maine Maritime Museum in 1995. People were busy scrapping, sanding, using a lathe, advising, and willing to interpret for us on lookers. Working on wooden boats is an art and these guys know their stuff.
Also, the two vessels we boarded we excellent. Both were self touring, the World War II submarine USS Becuna was a tight squeeze. We enjoyed shooting through the section doors by grabbing the bulkheads and leaping to the other side. (If you try this, let go early so you don't bruise your wrists.) As for the USS Olympia the website describes it as, "the oldest steel warship afloat in the world." Built in 1892, it displays beautiful Victorian woodwork in the officer's quarters..
Yeah, Yeah! Enough of the sight-seeing. What about midwinter? Well, I attended the White Priviledge discussion and have mush to say, but it needs another post. I'm off to a meeting which goes from 1:30 - 6:00. This is dedication, for shure...
12 comments:
hope you're having a great time! wish i was there too!
Aww, Keep enjoying the sights. It gives you an idea of the setting of books.
Do you get free books at the ALA?
See you in California, Erica!
I really like Philly, WW100! Somebody needs to come up with a local reading list for the area. I had no idea, but one of these historic houses was the inspiration for many of Edgar Allen Poe's tales.
Maggie I love Philly - I go there quite often. They have great plays at the Walnut Street Theatre. :-)
Philly is awesome! Glad you're enjoying it. And I always love your play-by-play from the conferences!
rats, we're not going to cal this year. this is our year to go to PLA instead, so i'll be in minneapolis in march (freezing to death, probably). do you ever go to PLA? i really enjoy it more than ALA in some ways.
I'm glad you're having a good time. My desire to visit Philadelphia just rose a notch.
If you have time, you HAVE to go visit the Rosenbach Library/museum. I'm sure you would love it. It's near Rittenhouse Square, it is a great collection of books and they have a permanent Maurice Sendak exhibit.
Sounds as though you are having a great time!!
Paul - We were rather impressed with Philly and will probably stay there again when we tour set out to tour the New England states. We were on Walnut and 8th, but never saw the theatre. We will pay better attention next time. ;)
Thanx Tiffany, but this conference I got behind. Too much time on my hands! I'm already home and thinking about work projects... :P
Erica - I love PLA, but now I no longer have a reason to go! :( When I started going to conferences I found ALA way over my un-professional head and I spent too much time on the exhibit floor. At PLA I would actually run into program conflicts - want to see 3 at once - and never got to the exhibits. I also found PLA programs and material more relevent. Minneapolis just sounds cold!
Brotherly Love Rick! Well worth the trip. :D
Man, I wish I knew of this earlier Nyssaneala. One of my all time favorites is Where the Wild Things Are! Next time!
Loved it, April!
Hey, guess what? I'm working at a library again! Maybe I'll see you at the next ALA meeting!
Great Lesley! I'll be at them all until 2010! Will have a blog luncheon! ;D
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