Tourists

It has been a few days since my last entry. Well, we have been busy touring and sightseeing with our dear friend, Maura, who came to visit us from P.R. And she came at a great time: reading week (which means more free time for me though not so much for DH), October (not too hot, not too cold), Fall (the beautiful trees changing color), and the time in my life where I am SAHM (stay at home mom). The only negative thing  is that I have not been able to continue my P90X workouts or eat as healthy as we (or rather I) was trying to. But we still managed some exercise or activity, so I don't feel that guilty.

I went to pick her up at Penn Station in Manhattan and from there took her to our old neighborhood in SoHo. She had her first slice of NY pizza and she loved it! Did I mention that she had never been to NY?! So that was awesome! We also did some walking around SoHo and its many boutiques, even by DASH which is totally off limits to normal people like us! Afterwards, we stopped by Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken to buy some canolis and biscottis. YUM!

The next day, we went to the Statue of Liberty which is something that all tourist should do. If you have not, you must at least once and get up to the pedestal. The view is all WORTH IT! Before you die of a heart attack, we went from NJ so it was waaayyy easier and almost no lines! You could see the excitement in her face when the ferry was approaching the island. And even more when we were at the security checkpoint at the entrance to the pedestal and museum. ...and then it was time to climb up to the pedestal, all 153 steps of it!! (to be honest, we were given the option to take the elevator, but I wanted her to have the whole experience, so we were brave and got to the top!)

We were out of breath, but it was a nice exercise LOL. The view up there was beautiful and breathtaking, plus the day was as clear as ever. We got some nice shots with the Manhattan skyline as backdrop.

Moi at the Statue of Liberty

And today, we went to Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, or rather where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed. Anybody know when each were signed? :) The tour at Independence Hall explains all of that history and more, including the infamous room where the documents were signed and the original chair in which Washington sat presiding the Constitutional Convention.

City Hall

LOVE park

Liberty Bell

Independence Mall

All in all, we have had a lot of fun! In addition, Eli has been going to all this national monuments and experiencing more history than hubby and me at her age. She probably won't remember, but she will have the pics and we will try to keep teaching her about history and culture as she grows up.

Eli and DH at Independence Mall

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