Road Trip through PA

I know I'm way behind on this, but it's been a busy month. I traveled 3 out of 5 weekends in May, and June hasn't been much calmer.

So anyway, the first weekend in May, I took a road trip through Pennsylvania with my travel buddy, Lacey. Our first stop was Gettysburg....can you believe I've lived in DC for nearly 13 years and had never been to Gettysburg? I know!

It's a quaint town with obviously a ton of history. We were on a bit of a short timeline, but I wish I could've spent more time exploring the area.

Lincoln is omnipresent in Gettysburg.

As are guns and monuments.

And people walk around in period costume and no one bats an eye.

Hi Lacey! (I believe this is at Little Round Top.)

The historic cemetery dedicated by Lincoln...

And this is the monument commemorating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Sadly, there were lots of markers like this one.

Pennsylvania has some beautiful countryside. 

After a day and a half in Gettysburg, we drove east towards Philadelphia. But first, we stopped in Amish country for lunch. And it was gooood!

You could pay to take a buggy ride, but that was a little too kitschy for me.

We got to Philly in the evening and checked into our hotel, which was just blocks from City Hall.

The next day we walked around the historic district, beginning at Independence Hall.

I am OBSESSED with tulips, you guys. Must be my Dutch heritage. :)

This statue is called "The Signer" and is a monument to the signers of the Declaration of Independence, who frankly risked their lives by doing so.

Next we visited the Ben Franklin Museum and Print Shop.

There was a demonstration of the old timey printing press.

We then took a tour of the U.S. Mint. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but there were so many shiny coins!

On our last day, we went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We probably spent about two hours there, and I feel like that still wasn't enough.

Everyone running up the Rocky steps.....you better believe I did it too!

His footprints are at the top of the steps.

And the iconic statue, which used to be at the top of the steps, but got moved after the Art people had a fit.

So that's it! It was a short trip, but nice to get away for a bit.