Our Trip to Philadelphia
Saturday - July 4
When I woke up, I met all the other participants and mentors. It was over 50 names to memorize, so, even I strove a lot, I got just some of them. We got on our bus and departed for Philadelphia. The journey was long, we spent the whole Fourth of July traveling. Despite of that it was fun.
About 6 pm we arrived at our hotel Hampton Inn located in the center of Philadelphia. We all were surprised how luxurious it was. My roommates were Carter, Giullio and Niko, we shared two double beds together.
In the evening we went to see the city, that was my first real interaction with the U.S. The city center composed of old skyscrapers, abandoned warehouses and traditional Victorian houses was impressive, though I cannot say it was beautiful. It is different from Europe, especially the people and the way they express themselves in, their appearance and life attitude or accent. We had a pizza for dinner, I had two pieces and was full. I will have to get used to American food.
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| Our room |
Sunday - July 5
For breakfast we finally got some food which was at least a little bit similar to what I am used to from the Czech Republic. It was great, then we set out for Franklin Museum, which was done enjoyably and interactively, even the small children did not get bored during exploring it, the museum's creators in the Czech Republic should learn from their American colleagues.
After lunch we got our BFTF T-shirts and the visited American Constitution Center, where we initially watched a little bit stupid movie, as is usual in all American museums, and then learnt a lot of stuff about the American history and a long way to democracy.
After 4 pm we could do whatever we wanted, as every day. A small group of us was walked through the city and did some kind of sightseeing, we got on the suburb of Philadelphia, which was quite contrasting to the rest of the city (see the photos).
Monday - July 6
We packed our things up and then went to Independence Hall, where we got to see "original copies" of Constitution and other important documents, afterward, we got on the bus and departed for Washington D.C.
After lunch we got our BFTF T-shirts and the visited American Constitution Center, where we initially watched a little bit stupid movie, as is usual in all American museums, and then learnt a lot of stuff about the American history and a long way to democracy.
After 4 pm we could do whatever we wanted, as every day. A small group of us was walked through the city and did some kind of sightseeing, we got on the suburb of Philadelphia, which was quite contrasting to the rest of the city (see the photos).
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| Suburban street |
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| Suburban street |
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| American (suburban) street |
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| Our group photo in the T-shirts of the BFTF 2015 |
Monday - July 6
We packed our things up and then went to Independence Hall, where we got to see "original copies" of Constitution and other important documents, afterward, we got on the bus and departed for Washington D.C.
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