The Bub in the Belly

After our wonderful day at Sesame Place, we planned to spend the next day at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. We woke up in the wee hours of the morning, having succumbed to happy exhaustion the evening before and while we waited for a decent hour to venture out, we caught up on the news and Ryan played with his quiet book.

At 6 am, it was breakfast at Burger King again. Two new travelling companions joined us.


Ryan picked them up at one of the shops in Sesame Place and, although I asked him to pick one, he wouldn't let go of both. Back at home now, they sleep together with us in our king-sized bed and Ryan tucks them in at night.

When we finished our meal and stepped outside, we met these ladies and gentlemen crossing the street with their little ones. What a treat!


The route to the Please Touch Museum seemed straightforward so we decided to rent a car and drive there. We made some calls from our hotel and the rental company came to pick us up. We were offered the classic American car - a Chevrolet!

It was huge inside - three of us could sit comfortably abreast in front!


If that photo looked a little strange to you in Singapore, that's because the driver is on the left! We got an automatic gear shift so it wasn't a problem but it was a little tricky when we got to the turns. Fortunately, we were on the straight interstate expressway (I-95) for most of the drive. We got to Philadelphia (and back) safe and sound.

We woke up in the wee hours of the morning and after waiting about, ventured out for breakfast at about 6 am. The only place near our hotel that was open at that time was Burger King, so we went there.

Ryan was very pleased because there was a huge play structure there for him to climb up and slide down. Richard and I took turns to go inside with him. Can you see Ryan in the photo? (He's at the window in the blue block in the centre.)


After prying Ryan away from his playhouse (make that his playMANSION), we walked over to Sesame Place. It wasn't open yet so we had to hang about outside.

Nursing while waiting for the park to open. Panoramic shot taken with Photosynth.

I love this shot.

Elmo's hand prints! Each character has its own prints on the walkway leading up to the entrance.

Ryan wearing his Elmo T-shirt!

The park just opened for the summer the day before so the day we were there was only the second day of operation for 2011. From then, the park would only be open on Friday and weekends until summer is in full force in the last week of May. Then it will be open everyday until early September when it reverts to Fridays and weekends only, until eventually closing for the year in November.

Ok, will end here for now and will write more about our day in Sesame Place in another post.