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<\/a><\/p>\nThere wasn’t much to do in the morning because all the businesses were closed on Sunday morning, so I walked along Main Street taking photos and explored the Manayunk Canal towpath in the east but not very far. Then I climbed back up the hill and took my suitcase to my car. When I returned to the bed and breakfast I caught the owner in the doorway and checked out since I had all my stuff. I then took the regional rail at Manayunk Station to Center City again. This time the trip went very smoothly since I knew the procedure.<\/p>\n
After arriving at the Market East Station I made a withdrawal at a ATM and bought my return ticket. When I left Market East Station I walked east to Old City. This part of Philadelphia has become very familiar to me so I did not take many photos. However, I did photograph The National China art deco building, Elfreth’s Alley, and Christ’s Church. I even found the Bookbinder Restaurant although I’ve heard that closed. I walked to Penn’s Landing where they seemed to be setting up for a concert. I saw the Ferry Link which takes you to the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. My number one goal was to visit the Independence Seaport Museum. Unfortunately I arrived early at 9:30 a.m. and had to wait a half hour for the museum to open.<\/p>\n The Independence Seaport Museum<\/a> is definitely one of the better museums I’ve visited with interesting exhibits; elaborate ship models, submersibles, small boats, nautical paintings, etc. After seeing the indoor exhibits I walked around the building to the marina where the ships are docked. I climbed down into the World War II submarine the Becuna. This was quite similar to the New York City submarine USS Growler<\/em> at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. The steps down into the submarine were extremely steep. I took photos of the torpedo rooms and the mess hall. Then I went aboard the steel warship Olympia. According to the Wikipedia article<\/a>, the Independence Seaport Museum is trying to get rid of this ship so I’m glad I got to see it while there was still time. This ship earned its fame during the Spanish-American War, a war you don’t hear much about. It was powered by coal and steam engines and launched in 1892 so it is a really old ship. I also took some photos of the Moshulu<\/a> four-masted tall ship docked behind these ships which now functions as a restaurant.<\/p>\n After crawling around in the ships I returned to the museum store where I bought three books; Wanamaker’s: Meet Me at the Eagle<\/em>, The Submarine Book, Revised & Updated: An Illustrated History of the Attack Submarine<\/em>, and Uss Olympia: Herald of Empire<\/em> by B. Franklin Cooling.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n