Philadelphia~

Finally we are going to Phili~ After hearing soo much from our friends, we were really looking forward to this trip....

Last min advice frm Shaun... Actually his main motive is to get a lift to the bank!! blehs =P

Our cars... 14 of us = 2 MPVs

Photos in the car... See, this time i am the nevigator ok.... hahas

The drive to Phili was almost 2 hrs... Since i cannot sleep, i took more photos~ haha

Reaching at around 1pm, we took like 1 hr to find parking lar!! wasted so much time... see how expensive parking is in the States? $3 for 30 mins leh!! (and this is one of the cheaper ones) so ppl, dun complain that parking is expensive in Singapore!! =)

Finally found a not too expensive place to park...

First stop: Visitor center - to get tickets forthe Independence hall tour.. see we even met a man playing some instrument which i dunno wad its called... haha, but its nice nice~

US Mint

Off to the US mint!! Gotta rush sia.. cos it closes at 3pm... but in the end, not all of us made it though... sighs... so this is what they did while waiting for us....

No pictures inside the mint so yar... Its really similar to BEP in Washington, cept of cos this one makes the coins and BEP the notes. Jus gotta walk through the whole process of coin making.... hoho.. exciting sia... so much money $$

Paper Making

We made our own paper... interesting rite? but kinda similar to wad we did in primary sch

• Step 1: Stir the pulp.. (sry no photo)
• Step 2: Use hand and spread pulp in the stencil provided
• Step 3: Soak up excess water with sponge
• Step 4: Press to remove any remaining water
• Step 5: Done!!

Liberty Bell

Gotta say that we expected the bell to be much bigger lar... but oh well... its still amazing how that crack can go right through that think layer of metal! reminds me of the other time the glass cracked during our KTV session. hoho...

Independence Hall

The birthplace of the United States... Most historic place in the entire states sia... so how can we miss it? hees

The room where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and Constitution of the United States signed.

Pictures we took while waiting for our tour...

Washinton Square

Came here to see the grave of the unknown soldier and hoping to solve the mystery... But in the end, it is still a mystery... diaoz -_-

Nvm, take more photos~ hee

Masonic Temple

The headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, this is truely a majestic place...

From the outside....

The entrance....

The foyer and staircase....

Phili Cheesesteak

Last stop: Phili Cheesesteak!! How can anyone miss out the famous Phili Cheesesteak when in Phili?? hoho... Whiz without, yum yum~

Yups, so though we din spend much time in Phili, gotta say we covered quite some ground in such little time ehs? There are still many other places to see, but i would say Washington is still better. hehe =)