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We like this place. It smells as good as it tastes, and it tastes really good.
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Inside the Hershey 1000 Trails, the iris were in full bloom
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One day we visited the nearby Indian Echo Caverns. This is the "Indian" part . . .
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The mill wasn't churning out gems this day
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The entrance to the cave. Outside, 80 degrees - inside 52
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Our guide for underground
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One bat was visible
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The cave is still alive, with water depositing fresh minerals all the time
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Looks udderly beautiful.
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Where there are drips, there is growth
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There were just four of us in this tour. These are the other two
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Various types of flowstone were spotted
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This is one form of "Cave Bacon"
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A stalactite that was broken off long ago
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Some of the larger rooms were well enhanced with lighting
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The formations were fun to find
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A column in the making.
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Where there were cave lights, there was plant life. Mostly algae, but sometimes ferns
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They say it was slippery and cold and wet, but we weren't allowed to touch
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The way the water forms these rocks is fascinating
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More cave bacon - note how it's formed atop the remnants of this 19th century grafitti
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Almost makes you want to study geology. Almost.
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We like caves, long as we can stand up. Spelunkers, we're not
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Neat stuff
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Takes thousands of years to create stuff like this
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All caves should have a lake
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Backlit cave bacon - you CAN see through rock!
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Back on the surface. we stopped at Chocolate World for free samples and some ice cream
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The fake factory tour is pretty silly, but we like it . . . .
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We suppose the chocolate in the fake factory tour is fake, but it still looks good
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Mmmmm - kisses!
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Seems like everybody wants to sell you a picture of yourself
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Looks like the bliss hasn't rubbed off on the candy lady yet
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We took the trolley ride last year . . .
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Toward the end of the school year, this is a very popular class trip destination
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In Philadelphia we were greeted by the "Constitutional Cow" - she wears a Liberty Bell!
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Inside the Independence Visitor Center, a dulcimer player. No harps, though . . .
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There were several interpreters, including the spinning lady
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Yep - that's the original. Lots of copies for sale in the Gift Shop.
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You need free tickets to tour Independence Hall these days, and they were all gone. so this what we saw
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Judy likes this one.
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Old City Hall, where the Supreme Court sat while Philadelphia was our national capitol
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There are many ways to tour Philly - this is what we chose
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The sidewalk lemonade stands did brisk business, raising money for cancer research
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So did the cheese steak stands - raising money for themselves
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Another way to tour the city, very popular with brides and grooms
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We're not sure why this one was so popular
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We weren't the only tourists in town that day . . .
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One of the buses we used to sunburn our knees
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Betsy did make the first US flag, but it had already been designed by Philly native Francis Hopkinson
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The house is well preserved. Betsy Ross actually operated a seamstress shop from here, with several employees
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As soon as Judy snapped this, the lady reminded us about the "no photos inside" rule
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The magician in Betsy's yard enjoyed his own rope tricks very much
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Waiting for the bus . . . .
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Bet he's always got change for the meter . . . .
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Independence Mall is pretty much the center of the historical area
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Chinatown looks interesting, but we passed . . . .
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When the railroad pulled out, the Farmers' Market moved inside. It's now much more trendy . . .
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Every store in the market has a descriptive sign sculpture
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Almost all of the Hard Rock signs are fun . . .
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They say that the Philadelphia City Hall is one of the most photographed buildings in America
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It's said to be the tallest free-standing masonry structure in the country - no steelwork inside
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Looks like the statue spotted us
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One more shot of the city hall
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The fountain was beautiful
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There is a lot of public art in the city. This is some of it
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Outside the Rodin museum, the famous "Thinker"
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Joined by the not-so-famous "Wonderer"
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The famous "Gates of Hell". It's said to be a popular backdrop for wedding pictures. So much for symbolism
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Rodin was fond of sculpting hands and faces
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He often made several versions of the same sculpture
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Now that looks more like a wedding picture!
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The Centaur seduces, but the lady doesn't look happy
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Some works were very realistic
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The name is "John the Baptist Preaching". At least he's got his head . . . .
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Judy likes to compose her shots. This one works well
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One of the first George Washington statues ever made. Stuck a Washington head onto a French general's body.
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Those are the "Rocky steps" up to the Museum of Art. The wall is part of a current renovation project
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Never saw a construction scaffold draped quite like that . . . the front side of the Museum of Art renovation project
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This was the second prison built in America. Now a museum, thankfully
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Some public art is signage, or vice versa
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Lovely building - the gilded friezes are famous
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Joan of Arc, gold plated. Gift from France way back when.
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The tethered balloon ride at the zoo looks like fun.
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Across the Schuylkill River looking back at the zoo area
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The downtown skyline is impressive
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There are said to be over 2,000 murals in Philadelphia
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They add about 100 new ones every year
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Here's one being painted on a library
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That's a mural of the guy who came up with idea to paint all the murals
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Judy likes to frame her shots
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Now doesn't that look refreshing?
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Marvelous old building
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There's city hall again . . .
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We liked the sculpture above the plaza
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"Two Lovers Kissing". This is not a giant clothespin. Not. Nope. No way.
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Another mural
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Can't get enough of that city hall
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It's "Frank's Tavern" - all the faces are famous "Franks"
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Old hospital building, with WIlliam Penn on the pedestal. Thing on the roof is the operating theatre
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Great use of shutters.
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A variation on an obelisk celebrates Christopher Columbus
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Some of the older streets are still paved with ballast blocks from early ships
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The bridge to New Jersey. We didn't go.
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In Palmyra PA, how to save a tree and still pass the wires
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There are about 100 Canada Geese at 1000 Trails, including these goslings
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Judy likes the statue of "Red" outside Red Robin
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She also likes the statues of Red inside . . . . Al likes the burgers
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A Model A outside Hawryluk's Garage near Lebanon , PA
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The garage is in the middle of nowhere. We had the Cruiser converted to synthetic lubricants.
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So we settled for "Good" . . . .
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We'll end on this shot of Pete trying to remount the transmission pan.