We planned on flying into Philadelphia for a visit and then taking Amtrak to NYC.
Several friends told us we should visit Gettysburg and the Brandywine Valley while in South-Eastern Pennsylvania.
The Visitor Center at Gettysburg was good as folks said it would be. As in Boston, the Nat’l Parks folks were all quite knowledgeable & patient with questions.
The phone app for touring the battlefields was well done. It took several hours. It was impressive coverage of battles that took place over three long days. We could have spent more time but the weather was threatening.
I couldn’t believe people stood on the rock with Gen. Warren at Little Round Top here when there was a sign that explicitly said "DO NOT STAND ON THIS ROCK.”
The food prices in restaurants and farmer’s markets were quite, amazingly reasonable.
We told us not to miss Longwood Gardens in Kennett Sq. PA. Pierre DuPont bought this acreage to save an arboretum. He added a huge conservatory and outside a spectacular show of water fountains, opened to the public & endowed a trust to keep it operating. We had to miss that evening’s show to a rock & roll soundtrack. Chrysanthemums were in bloom and volunteers had formed them into amazing displays. One display was one chrysanthemum plant that had flowers from every variety of chrysanthemum grafted on to an individual stem.
The Brandywine Art Museum in Chadds Ford, PA is worth a trip for anyone living in the vicinity or planning a trip to that area.
We took a quick trip to the scene of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine Creek & then drove in the rain to NYC.
