After my trip in May to Ottawa this year I took a few day trips with my son. On Mother's Day we rode through the Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery. The we were headed for a nice dinner at the Crap Trap, a long time favorite at the Southern New Jersey shore in Somers Point near the bridge to Ocean City. That was the plan but a wrong turn took us to another favorite old time establishment on the bay---The Tuckahoe Inn. So we decided to eat there instead and took photos:
This is an abandoned residence next to the Tuckahoe Inn in New Jersey:
This old homestead was found at an old farm that was selling annual flowers in Cologne, NJ. :
The following photos were from the Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery:
My son took my sisters and I to the Manayunk Arts Festival. It is a neighborhood-wide celebration of art in the historic district of Manayunk in Philadelphia, PA. Every year, 300 artists from all over the country line Main Street to sell and display their photography, jewelry, paintings and more. Besides shopping for one of a kind art, visitors are invited to dine al fresco at the various restaurants and visit the Emerging Artists Tent which showcases young and up-and-coming artists.
I remember enjoying this lively man who had a second hand shop in the area:
I think the following photo is from the Nadeau, one of my son's favorite shops in Manayunk.
After the festival we had enough time to visit the Fox News Building in Philadelphia where my son works.
Got a chance to take a few photos of the Betsy Ross Home and the cemetery where the remains of Benjamin Franklin lies. Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah. Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here, Benjamin Rush, Francis Hopkinson, Joseph Hewes and George Ross.
The cemetery belongs to Christ Church, the Episcopal church founded in 1695 and place of worship for many of the famous Revolutionary War participants, including George Washington. The burial ground is located at 5th and Arch Streets, across from the Visitors Center and National Constitution Center. The Burial Ground was started in 1719, and it is still an active cemetery. The Burial Ground is open to the public for a small fee, weather permitting; about 100,000 tourists visit each year. When the Burial Ground is closed, one can still view Benjamin Franklin's gravesite from the sidewalk at the corner of 5th and Arch through a set of iron rails. Leaving pennies on Franklin's grave is an old Philadelphia tradition.
Saw the old RCA building from the Ben Franklin Bridge. My father studied Radio and Television repair after World War II and eventually working for RCA.
A small group of my classmates, age 70 or more, took off for Lancaster, PA and stayed overnight at the Fulton Steamboat Inn. It had been about 35 years since I last visited the area. The only thing different is the intense commercialization and the traffic. You would have expected that the Amish and Mennonites would have moved on but they are still an obvious part of the area and participating in the economy that is doing comparatively well. My long time friend knows the area well after her many visits and she made this following list of our plans. Even though I could not get enough of the Amish and their buggies, I did not want to ride on one because the traffic would have made me too nervous. The outlets at one time were very unique up in this area and real bargains were readily available but not so much these days and outlet shops are everywhere.
Perkins Pancake House:
Fulton Steamboat Inn
Rockvale Outlets” across street from our hotel
looking forward to a good time with my good friends. Can’t wait and I’m so happy you are coming with me on this special day ..Thank You..
There were many more of these type of bicycles than I remember. They had no pedals. They had a board to stand on one leg and you pushed along the road with your other foot:
