Philadelphia is Affordable for a Family Vacation
Posted on January 13, 2010 - Filed Under Travel
It’s our first trip since our daughter was born, so now, our family being complete, we’re off to Philadelphia and other areas surrounding the city. We have a 4 year old boy and now a 1 year old girl, so we don’t have a lot of money and we need to do things as cheaply as possible, which is a challenge for a family of 4. We picked Philadelphia because it was close to Sesame place, which was the highlight of our vacation.
I searched all over the Internet to find the best Philadelphia cheap hotel and for things to do. I found great accommodations and at least a months worth of stuff to do, but we only have a few days, because we really can’t afford to take off too much time from work. We left on Friday morning and we’ll be back home Monday.
I definitely picked a day for Sesame and then narrowed down the ton of attractions to seeing to: the crayola factory, the Giggleberry Farm, the Aquarium, the ‘Please Touch’ museum and then the Insectarium. I know the Aquarium would be our 2nd stop, and after seeing the ‘Please Touch’ museum on TV, I made that our first stop. But it was a toss-up for seeing the other sites. I left it to chance, depending on how we all do with my first 3 picks.
I planned for the kids to visit the ‘Please Touch’ museum before we checked into our hotel. I figured they would need to burn off all their built up energy. I was expecting the museum to be small, but I didn’t expect it to be a little cheesy and cheaply built, I figured my kids would want to only spend a couple of hours at the most, but I was so wrong, they could have spent 2 days there! They absolutely loved it! Go figure!
We checked into our hotel, and it was lovely. I was amazed at the quality of the accommodation for the price we paid. What a treat. Right now, seeing just how happy my entire family is and how tired they are, I’m thinking we might just fit in all the sites on my list! Thanks Philadelphia!
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