Veteran's Stadium - Baseball with a History Lesson

My Phillies Game Ticket

Independence Hall

Phillie Phanatic

 After leaving the Big Apple our next stop was Philadelphia, PA, home of the Phillies.  We had another day off in between games so we though we would brush up on our country's history because there was no better place that our Nation's first capital.  Some of the historic sites we saw were Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the Betsy Ross House. It was unexplainable how it felt to be standing in the same buildings as Ben Franklin, John Adams, John Hancock, and many more.  It just didn't seem real that we could be in the same room where our country's freedom was born.  Just being there puts you in a really patriotic mood looking at all of the history around you. With this history lesson coming to an end, we headed down to Veteran's Stadium the next day to see a game in a stadium that was in its last season.  Outside the Vet we walked around and took some pictures with statues, Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles), The Spectrum (Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers), and the in progress Citizens Bank Park.  This organization of stadiums was probably the neatest I've ever seen.  What's better than four sports stadiums packed into a mile radius? When we got into the game, we once again gathered a handful of baseballs in batting practice before meeting perhaps the best mascot of all time, the Phillie Phanatic.  Phillie Phanatic showed us how to be enthusiastic and that you will live a happier life if you make everyone around you happy.  Although he is a big hairy green thing, sometimes you learn things from the most unexpected people.  Phillie might overdo it sometimes but there is a good lesson behind it.  The game went like any other game but it was still fun to watch baseball in one of the greatest big cities in America.  Overall Philadelphia was one of the most intriguing cities I've traveled to and I was sad to see us depart but we had more places to be and more baseball to see on this trip. We packed out bags and headed toward our next destination, Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD.