Millbrook High School Student Newspaper

Philadelphia 2009

By Ryan Donovan

 On October 29th and 30th, Millbrook High School’s junior class went on a class trip to Philadelphia. After a six hour bus ride from Millbrook, we arrived in Philadelphia. The first thing we noticed was the wealth of Phillies fans, flags and World Series advertisements. At each place we stopped, we learned some facts from a few of our classmates and our tour guide.

Our first stop of the day was Independence Hall. Next, we visited the historic Liberty Bell. Then, we went to lunch at The Bourse where some of my classmates indulged in their first authentic Philly Cheese-steak. After lunch we visited places such as Ben Franklin’s grave, Old Christ Church, the United States Mint and the house of Betsy Ross; maker of the American Flag. A long walk later and we found ourselves at the Hard Rock Café for dinner. Our last stop of the day was the King of Prussia Mall where we browsed through the various stores. We then went back to our hotel, swam in the pool, relaxed and watched the Yankees win game two of the World Series against the Phillies.

The next day, we woke up early, had breakfast and readied ourselves for another fun day in Philadelphia. Our first stop of the day was the Benjamin Franklin Institute. We then went over to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where we had lunch and then walked around through the various art galleries. Once we finished in there, we went out to the Rocky steps where most people ran up in tribute to Rocky. Next on our visit was the National Constitution Center. There, we visited Signers’ Hall which had statues of all the signers of the Constitution, followed by a presentation about the constitution. Our last stop in Philadelphia was the Spaghetti Warehouse, where we had dinner before embarking on our long trip home.