Ming@Philly

We got off the bus from Philadelphia City Hall, and heading to the Reading Terminal Market. First we were on the wrong direction, but it is ok. Reading Terminal Market is awesome. Basically we can find all kinds of food there. We sat down and had a rest. Then we headed to Chinatown. We found a Chinese restaurant called “Ming Restaurant”, which is really annoying. We went through the Chinese Friendship Gate, and visited some Asian market. The shopkeeper doesn’t speak English at all, which surprised me. Then we walked to see the Liberty Bell. I though it should be at somewhere outdoor, but it was moved to the Liberty Bell Center. We waited in line for 10 minutes. The center was boring, but finally we got to see the Bell. Then we went to the Independence Visitor Center, and I got a little liberty bell. Carolyn ate her lunch there. We met Mr. Wood there.
After that, we had a Long walk to South Street. At the same time, we passed by some really nice neighborhoods. They are quiet, and very clean. We also visited Franklin Square and some other squares on our way to South Street. The flame at Franklin Square never goes out, which is unbelievable. Finally is the best part of the day! We passed by Philadelphia’s Magic Garden by chance, and luckily we met the Mosaic Mural Artist Isaiah Zagar, who started to work on his Magic Garden in 1968. Now he is still keep on working his Amazing art work. Mr. Zagar uses all materials like beer bottles, toilet, weight scale, glasses to build this garden. It is really beautiful on a sunny day. By the way, the weather was a lot better in the afternoon. Later we went through the South Street, and there are all kinds of stores there. It is definitely a multi-cultural street, with Chinese, Thai, Mexico, Japanese, India restaurants, ice-cream stores, grocery stores, etc. It is definitely a good shopping place. After a long walk on South Street, we arrived at Vietnam War Memorial on time. Then we saw somewhere on a big fire on our way back to Peddie.
We were really tired after a long walk, but lots of fun! Most of the time, we were following our plan, except when we were walking through the South Street and visit the Magic Garden. Both of them were accidentally discovered by us on our way to Vietnam Memorial Center.