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Photos of a Phillies Parade – A Sea of People All in Red
Saturday, November 1st, 2008The Phillies won the American baseball World Series on Wednesday. Yesterday they had a parade in Philadelphia to celebrate it.
My friend Ray Lee sent me this photo below. He took it from his office building when the parade was passing by. I love the photo and wanted to post it here. After the original picture, you’ll see a couple of attempts I made to crop it and enhance the color. It’s interesting to see such a mass of people wearing red!
Thanks to Ray for sharing his photo!
Mama Lisa
Cherry Blossom Festivals Around the World
Sunday, March 26th, 2006In previous entries I talked about the importance of Cherry Blossoms in Japan.
In 1912 the mayor of Tokyo gave a gift of 3000 cherry trees to the city of Washington D.C., thus spreading the love of cherry blossom viewing to North America.
Nowadays, Washington D.C. hosts the National Cherry Blossom Festival. I’ve been there and it was really beautiful to see a mass of cherry blossoms in bloom.
Below are links to some Cherry Blossom Festivals Around the World. If you know of any others, please comment below.
Japan Guide to Cherry Blossom Viewing (Sakura Matsuri)
The Jinhae Gunhang Festival in Korea
Cherry Blossom Festival in Vancouver
Wulai Cherry Blossoms Festival in Taiwan
Cherry blossoms feast at San-Zi Township in Taiwan
Cherry Blossom Festival in Northern California
Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco
Cherry Blossom Festival in Seattle, Washington
Cherry Blossom Festival in Hawaii
Cherry Blossom Festival in Philadelphia
Cherry Blossom Festival in Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, New York
Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Georgia
Here’s a photo from when we went to view the Cherry Blossoms. I was pregnant with my son at the time.
The Movie Musical 1776
Tuesday, January 10th, 2006A while back I was writing about visiting Philadelphia with kids.
If you’re planning to visit Independence Hall in Philadelphia, I would recommend watching the musical 1776 (filmed in 1972) before your trip. It really brings Independence Hall to life.
It helps you and your kids understand what took place in that one room, called the Assembly Room, in the days leading up to the Declaration of Independence.
Plus, it’s a lot of fun!
Independence Hall
Monday, September 26th, 2005
(Philadelphia with Kids – Part 3)This is the place where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were written. It’s the most important building in American history.
The tour was nice and quick, so the kids could deal with it. It was basically in three rooms. The first room was the main Philadelphia courthouse in 1776. The guide told a great story that my son Calvin loved: In colonial times, the Coat of Arms of King George III hung prominently behind the judge’s bench. Then, after the Declaration was signed, it was torn down in a raucous ceremony and dragged through the streets of the city!
While in the courthouse, our tour guide also talked about the history of the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Then we went to see the room where both documents were created and signed. We saw the seat where George Washington sat.
It was a good time to bring Calvin. He had just studied the early history of the US government in 5th grade.
Independence Hall is a must-see for anyone visiting Philadelphia. And it’s important that older kids understand the significance of the building where the country was born. It’s also good for them to understand how the quality of thought and debate at that time remains unsurpassed in the nation’s history.
The tour was short enough that the kids tolerated it. My 4 your old daughter actually fell asleep in her stroller, so we were lucky.
The Liberty Bell
Sunday, September 25th, 2005
(Philadelphia with Kids – Part 2)We had to get free tickets to visit the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
Once there, we were surprised at how tight the security was. We had to go through metal detectors. It reminded me of going through airport security.
Once inside, you go through a large hall with a self-guided tour where you read about the liberty bell, and see memorabilia related to it.
One interesting point is the Liberty Bell was made in England to go in the bell tower on top of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It weighs over 2000 pounds.
On the bell it says, “Proclaim Liberty thro’ all the Land to all the Inhabitants thereof.”
Within less than a year of the bell being hung in the tower it cracked. That changed the sound of the ring. But they still rang it for major events including the ratification of the Constitution.
On the government’s site for the Liberty Bell it says, “The old State House bell was first called the ‘Liberty Bell’ by a group trying to outlaw slavery. These abolitionists remembered the words on the bell and, in the 1830s, adopted it as a symbol of their cause.”
The Liberty Bell rang for the last time in February 1846. While it was being rung for George Washington’s birthday, it suffered an irreparable fracture.
Interesting Point: The Liberty Bell March, by John Philip Sousa, was written for when the bell was brought on tours around the U.S. They had parades with it. It turns out the Liberty Bell March was also used by Monty Python as its theme song. It’s very disconcerting to hear the Monty Python theme play in the background while visiting one of America’s most famous patriotic relics!
The U.S. Mint
Sunday, September 25th, 2005
(Philadelphia with Kids – Part 1)My husband Jason, and I took our 11 year old son and 4 year old daughter to Philadelphia in August. We went with our friend Raymond who lives near there.
My son, Calvin, really wanted to visit the US Mint there to see how they make money. (Mints only make coins and medals not paper money.) That was our first stop. We got to the front door and a guard asked us if we had any cameras – they’re prohibited. Ray’s cell phone had a built in camera, so that counted. The guard said we couldn’t take it in and that there was no place where it could be stored.
Jason graciously said he would take the cell phone and just walk around the area with my daughter, who would be bored inside anyway. So just Raymond, Calvin and I went in.
The mint only offers “self-guided” tours. You basically walk down a long hallway with a window looking down on the area where they make the money. As you move along, you read signs about the history of the US Mint. There are interesting facts about how the money is made and information about the people who are on the coins and medals.
It was disappointing how little you could see what was going on below. We read how they make blanks of each type of coin and then the blanks go into machines that imprint them. It was impressive to see the huge vats of blank pennies.
But, like my son said, “It was good, but you couldn’t get close enough to the coins.”
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