Saturday November 1, 2014 was the honors freshman trip to the city of Philadelphia. The honors students met by the Stockton’s Arts and Sciences court at 9:20am, loaded the bus, and our adventure began!

The bus arrived in Philadelphia at the first stop, the Mummer’s Museum. I was shocked the hear that some of my fellow classmates have never heard of or know what the Mummers are, because I have grown up my entire life seeing the Mummers perform in local parades. A former Mummer met us at the entrance of the museum and was going to be our personal tour guide. He took us around the museum and we were able to see some of the costumes on display that were wore in the parades up close, and a card in front of the costume said exactly what parade the costume was worn in. It is definitely better seeing the costumes in person than on the television screen because I was able to see the details in the costumes. There even was a section of the museum that had costumes and props that we were able to try on.

Then, the group boarded the bus again and made our way to Ninth Street, where the bus dropped us off at a market. We were able to roam around the streets to see what we found. There were all sorts of butcher shops, places that sell fish, grocery like shops, and restaurants. As my friends and I were walking, we saw a pizza place, which we ate at and were served AMAZING pizza. After eating the delicious pizza, we continued to roam the streets and found a cute little candy shop, which sold cookies, chocolate, ice-cream, chocolate covered strawberries, and many more sweets.

Overall, even though it was a rainy day, I think we all managed to have a great time at the Mummer’s Museum and exploring the streets of Philadelphia!