The Big Trip

We (the wife, HB, nephew and I) made it to Philly Saturday night without many problems (we flew United, so there was, of course, some buttfuckery to be had). Enjoyed a cheeseteak and some scotch while watching Villanova get beat by UNC.

Today we did some serious tourista stuff in Philly, Liberty Bell and Indepdence Hall. Then we went to the Mutter Museum. We figured the nephew would like it. We were wrong. He LOVED it. Lots of suspended body parts, models, etc. There was one exhibit of drawers that included over 2000 things that an ear, nose and throat doc had extracted from people's throats. Teeth, dentures, toys (jacks), safety pins, all kinds of pits and seeds, machine parts and almost anything else small enough to fit in someone's throat. Amazing.

After the museum, we battled some hellish traffic and drove to Gettysburg. We're scheduled for some tours, etc. I'm really looking forward to it. We'll drive back to Philly in the evening, then catch a train to NYC Tuesday morning.