We motored south this morning to PHL to pick up Mom at 11:55. Along the way CarTalk (with the frog/banker/Patty Whack joke) and breakfast, then into Philadelphia to check out museums. The first one we tried was the Institute of Contemporary Art, which we found quite closed. In its stead we walked around Penn's campus, but soon needed a new diversion so we went to the Philly Art Museum. Despite the impressive facade and enormous volume this really wasn't a super art museum... a letdown to be sure. We didn't let that slow down our day; we checked out Calder sculptures along Ben Franklin Parkway then sat along the fountain in Logan Square while wedding parties gathered to the right and left of us for photos. Then, in the evening, we went over to the historic district to walk around, see Elfreth's Alley - 'Our Nation's Oldest Residential Street', and have dinner at the City Tavern. By the time we were full from dinner it just felt like time to head home, so without a real decision by anyone we made our way along the Schuykill and north to the Lehigh Valley.

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